It’s Not Just Scaffolding, It’s Stairs to Student Success
A teacher’s job is never done! Paperwork, parent contacts, grading papers, data analysis, and lesson planning are all part of the daily grind. Each one of these parts has many layers.
A teacher’s job is never done! Paperwork, parent contacts, grading papers, data analysis, and lesson planning are all part of the daily grind. Each one of these parts has many layers.
My journey as a teacher has been wild and winding. As a military spouse, I have worked in 9 districts, taught nine subject areas and eight different grade levels. I have worked in tiny schools of only 180 students k-12 and been Teacher of the Year in a district of 24,000 teachers. I have become a master of adapting to new systems, curriculums, and technology tools. I had to for survival, so it is pretty rare for me to see something in EdTech that is so new and transformative that it makes me stop and recognize that something is different, but that is exactly what happened with Scoutlier.
The abrupt, unexpected, and extensive school shutdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to rapidly assimilate and deploy online learning options for our students. Most initial efforts have focused on resources and tools that already had some traction in our classrooms, that we and our support staff were familiar with, and that we knew worked in face-to-face classroom settings.
Enhancing Google Classroom with Scoutlier In addition to logging in through Google and Microsoft, Scoutlier is now fully integrated with Google Classroom. If you’re a Google Classroom teacher you already know that it does a great job organizing our students and allowing us to pass documents and assignments back and Read more…
Celebrate Earth Day Earth Day 2020 – Wednesday, April 22 This year’s theme is Climate Action. If you’re wondering what type of activities you can do to celebrate, we’re providing you FREE activities that your students can do during lockdown from the comfort of their homes using our web-based platform or Read more…
Happy National Robotics Week! It’s National Robotics Week from April 4th through the 12th! National Robotics Week (RoboWeek) is a series of grassroots events and activities during the month of April aimed at increasing public awareness of the strength and importance of the U.S. robotics industry and of the tremendous Read more…
Scoutlier Supports Transitioning into Online Learning with Interactive Digital App As schools all across the country close or prepare to close in an effort to slow down the spreading of COVID-19, Scoutlier is here to support educators, students, and parents in their transition to online learning during this time of Read more…