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The all-new [ FREE ] BrainPad Arcade!
Do you want one? I’ve giving one away to a lucky member of the BREAKER community! If you are receiving this via email, congratulations, you are already entered! If you are reading this on the blog,...
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Coding a Game of Heads Up With Micro:Bit
“It’s the game The New York Times called a ‘Sensation,’ and Cosmopolitan said ‘will be the best dollar you’ve spent.’ Heads Up! is the fun and hilarious game from Ellen DeGeneres that she plays on her...
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Coding and Minecraft: More Than Meets the Eye via @DJoneseducator
My name is David Jones and I am a primary school teacher in Victoria, Australia and I run a student-led coding club. I want to share with you how Minecraft has helped me change student outcomes in the...
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6 Great Steps to Make Co-Teaching Awesome!
By: Jessica Reed, MA,@KYgirlinAlabama When I think of how collaborative teaching has changed over the course of the last 10 years, one consistent idea for collaborative teaching is how teachers...
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Amplifying Student Voice With Choice Boards!
By: Monica Bega, @MonicaBega ¨I don’t like _____.¨ How many times do you hear that in your classroom? Chances are you hear it more often than you realize. So how do you change that response to...
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We Are #BetterTogether
Hello, world! Happy Sunday! I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again. We are better together. We need to lift each other up, not put each other down. We need to listen to understand, not to...
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Breaking Barriers With Code via @maggiefay_
I’ve known Maggie for quite sometime via social media and was grateful to get to listen to her give a wicked Ignite Talk recently in the Toronto area. She spoke from the heart about “those” kids (my...
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When MakerEd and Community Connect via @MrHennigar
By Jeff Hennigar, @MrHennigar This past December, I agreed to take part in a project that would become the most community-involved in-school project that I’ve been a part of. A colleague from...
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Finding Fitness via @Teach_MsK
Hello teaching world! About a month ago, I was shocked when I was asked to write a post for Brian to share with fellow educators through his blog. I have followed Brian for many years and he has...
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Educating WELL via @cariletourneau
I came out of high school knowing two things I wanted for my life, two goals that were going to be the ‘I’ve made it’ medals. I wanted to be a teacher and a mom. That’s it. Nothing crazy or lofty. The...
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Celebrate @scratch Day With Our FREE Coding Course! #CodeBreaker
May 11, 2019 is the official Scratch Day and we want to celebrate by giving away our Scratch course for FREE for a limited time! So, best not to wait, go tell your friends and sign up below to receive...
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From Privilege to Poverty: Reflections from Within via @mrmarkowich
Over the past 13 years, I have had the unique honor of serving as a full-time educator in elementary, middle, and high schools from “high-performing” suburban to turnaround urban, charter to...
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Teach Kindness With Coding via @ValerieSousa7
Kindness grows in a classroom environment through modeling, open discussions and cultivating relationships. It is not simply taught but absorbed by students through continual exposure. It needs to be...
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The Kids Are Alright via @MsHake418
I was assaulted by a student this year. Twenty-two years in the classroom, and I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. Though it is an event that is in the realm of possibility when...
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“But I don’t Like School” via @msbenoitsclass
As teachers, we have all known a child who claims to “not like school”. Often when asked why, that child may claim “because. I just don’t like it” and leave it at that. When I first began teaching 6...
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Being Passionate About So Many Things.. Is It Possible?
As an adult, I am passionate about my family, my daughter, reading, and the awesome Kentucky Wildcats (one very proud alum). As an educator, I am passionate about a lot of things in the classroom....
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What Else Am I Learning When I Code? via @MsLCarruthers #CodeBreaker
As a recent graduate from the Concurrent Education program at Brock University, I felt well-versed and prepared to integrate technology within my future classroom. My universities’ “Teaching with...
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Using Code to Empower Math Learning via @MsNizam5
I recently completed a University course for teachers titled, Integration of Information and Computer Technology, where the focus is on improving the teaching and learning process through...
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Just Do It!: My First Block Breaker Project via @MsKJEdu
A few months ago I read Brian Aspinall’s Block Breaker, and I knew I wanted to try a project using Minecraft with my Grade 2 class. Had I ever played Minecraft before? Nope. Did that ultimately...
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Makerspaces Are For EVERY Student! via @LauraBCarr
Maybe you’re reading this because, like me, you’re passionate about makerspaces. Maybe you’ve heard all the buzz about makerspaces, but don’t really understand what they are. If you’re in the latter...
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