blended learning

Here is the Backside of #Gamification

Posted by Scott ⋅ October 5, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

Well into the the Quest to become Calculus Gods, its time to show how things are working behind the scenes…Most of this information can be found here: http://haselcalc.wikispaces.com/ Over the summer I tried really hard to come up with different things for the students to purchase. Here is a list of those items as they are … Continue reading →

Boss Fighting and Other #Gamification Thoughts

Posted by Scott ⋅ September 30, 2014 ⋅ 3 Comments

The quest that is Calculus in my classroom this year has really started to turn interesting. Students have officially moved into that space where teachers can start to feel uncomfortable – they are all over the place! I have students blazing through Quest 3A others scheduling their Quest 2 Boss Fight and yet others still … Continue reading →

An Open Letter to My New Students and Parents!

Posted by Scott ⋅ August 17, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Hello Moms, Dads, and Guardians! Greeting Students! I want to let you know how excited I am that I will be your PreAP Precalculus or Calculus teacher this year. I have been hard at work all summer planning out the super great things that we are going to do and learn. I attended several conferences, … Continue reading →

#ISTE2014 Day 3: Kevin Carroll!

Posted by Scott ⋅ June 30, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Once again ISTE delivers – Kevin Carroll of Katalyst fame was the keynote speaker this morning and man what a story of inspiration! Some key take aways for me were: Do amazing magical things; Use Play; That Play is as important as eating, sleeping, and drinking; Play is serious business but also connects people and … Continue reading →

How our video lessons come to life :)

Posted by Scott ⋅ March 9, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I love flipping my classroom! There is some culture shock from the students – but if they work hard and are willing, they overcome it. There is some push back from the parents, but it has been my experience that after explaining how the entire process works, they are generally more accepting. This post is … Continue reading →