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Learning with the Labos
The 2019-2020 school year started off excitedly in the GWMS STEAM Lab. Earlier in the spring, I had received word that my MassCUE Classroom Grant was chosen and my dream of integrating Nintendo into the STEAM Lab began to come to life. Nintendo first released the Labo program in the Spring of 2018. The games […]
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My Fall Conference Experience
by Carolyn Atchue I am a high school English teacher with over 15 years of experience. I have worked in a traditional high school classroom for the majority of that time, and I currently teach 150 students at a virtual high school. As I have a wide range of experience as a teacher, and because […]
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Sandra Beck
Meet Sandra Beck, a French teacher who takes every opportunity to incorporate new and exciting experiences in her classroom for her students! Known to think outside of the box, Sandra’s primary motivation in everything she does is the benefit of her students. “I always think of my own experiences as a child, she said. “I […]
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Tales from EdCamp Worcester
On October 19th over 200 educators and students from around Central Massachusetts gathered at Worcester Technical High School for Edcamp Worcester 2019. Wow what a success it was! It was a great day of learning and collaboration. Workshops focussed on making connections, collaboration, group expertise and tech tools. Over 30 students even volunteered to help […]
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Andrea Bolton
Creativity can take on many forms, but combined with technology it can reach new heights. Andrea Bolton, an elementary library media specialist and technology integration specialist for the Town of North Attleborough, knows this first-hand. After hearing a presentation at MassCUE regarding the use of green screen in the classroom, she immediately knew this was […]
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Can you believe its time for conference already?
The new and not-so-new connections with educators from around the country, innovative teaching strategies, state of the art technologies – it seems like just yesterday we were gathering at Gillette Stadium for our favorite time of the year. The MassCUE Conference represents all that is good in education – where thousands of educators come together […]
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I Survived (and Thrived) Through ISTE Educator Certification and You Can Too!
The following article is reposted from its original with permission of author, Lauren Cahill. When I first saw a tweet from ISTE that they were working on an educator’s certification, I texted my department manager and said, “Let’s do this.” The truth is, I am a certification collector and I knew enough about the ISTE […]
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Designing to Engage and Educate
MassCUE is pleased to announce this month’s Featured Educator, Laura Cahill. As one of Worcester’s go-to educators for learning with technology, Laura is an artist at assisting educators in designing tools that will “engage-and-educate” a diverse population of learners. For the past two years, Laura has served as a district technology coach in the Worcester […]
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Making Augmented Reality…a Reality!
Each year, all 6th grade students receive an orientation to the library. As new students in my school, it is important that they know my expectations and how to fully utilize the library as a resource in their education. My orientation has always had some tech element to it, and I would change it every […]
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Reflecting on EdcampBoston 2019, Six Months Later…
One of the many things that MassCue does to support learning across the Commonwealth is supporting EdCamps. Including Edcamp Boston. Edcamps are “unconferences” that are free to attend thanks to the generous donations of sponsors. As I reflect back on the incredible day in March, I am so grateful that MassCue donated to support the […]
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How To: Students Make Word Cloud Arguments
The following article is reposted from its original with permission of author, MJ Linane. Essays can get boring for students to write. It can also get boring for teachers to read and grade all of them. There are other ways for teachers to teach argument and creativity. We already know students have a range of […]
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Enter Flipgrid
As educational communities grow more comfortable with integrating technology into teaching and learning practices, we can easily get caught up in all that is “shiny” and “new.” Sure, the SAMR model is still here guiding the pedagogical practices of instructional technology, but in my experience in teaching with digital tools across grade levels (Kindergarten through […]
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