The Pattern Shapes appReflections on Tech Use with Young Children
If technology isn’t "good enough" for Silicon Valley kids, how can we defend its use in schools?
April 10, 2019
Tod Johnston
Math
Which one doesn't belong image of four quadrants with different shape arrangementsExtend Math Conversation with "Which One Doesn't Belong"
If it’s fun to contemplate, it’s probably even more fun to talk about with others.
February 13, 2018
Tod Johnston
classroom
View from Mountain Top Of Mountains and Technology: To Disrupt or Empower?
I promise that this blog will eventually have a classroom technology takeaway, but it starts in one of last true device-free zones—the mountains.
November 8, 2017
Tod Johnston
classroom
Math Learning Center Number LineEngaging Highly Capable Math Students

Who says elementary math is only for elementary math students?

August 18, 2017
Tod Johnston
classroom
hands at desk talking coachingChromebook Coaching: Four Teachers, One Coach, and a Lot of Growth
“Yes, I know Chromebooks, but do I know enough about these teachers to be able to help them?”
July 24, 2017
Tod Johnston
Chromebook
Diversity in ScienceTeaching the Importance of Diversity in Science
In her Grade 8 Science classroom, Celeste Pellicci frequently refers to famous scientists as “dead European white guys.”
June 16, 2017
Tod Johnston
Chromebooks
The power of a plant front cover stephen ritz bookGrowing Healthy Citizens
With “passion, purpose, and hope,” we all can “make epic happen.”
May 25, 2017
Tod Johnston
classroom
Arts and Crafts A Tale of Two Makerspaces
Makerspace: A space for makers. Simple, right? But defining a makerspace is more difficult than separating a compound word.
February 22, 2017
Tod Johnston
maker movement
people sitting audienceAndroid Apps on Chromebooks
Android apps on a Chromebook? It's forcing me to reconsider.
September 22, 2016
Tod Johnston
Chromebooks