Earlier in the week I wrote a post about Operation Recycle, a brand-new Breakout EDU game I recently designed for our school’s sixth grade environmental field trip—one that was based on the importance of recycling. The Concept: With 50 minutes on the clock, teams of students were “locked” in Mr. T’s laboratory, a room filled with […]

What do you get when you combine cans, bottles and other recyclable materials with locks, ransom notes, equations, a card sort, maps, puzzles, ingenious treasure boxes and more? Operation Recycle: My super cool breakout game designed for our school’s sixth grade environmental field trip! Stay tuned for more details about my brand-new escape room experience […]

What: The Regional Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair, an annual event that highlights students’ application skills and computer knowledge. Where: Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center When: March 1, 2017 Who: Six of my Tech Club students Why: To provide students with the opportunity to unleash their creativity via the development of various projects and then […]

If you’ve been following my blog throughout this school year, you’ve probably seen some of the info and pics I’ve been sharing about Project Reimagine, the transformation of our traditional MS/HS school library into a modern-day media center. Besides permitting students to use their mobile devices, the highlight of this space is the café, which […]

For the the third consecutive year, the Aevidum Club in our high school sponsored an Activities Fair the day before our holiday break began. By donating $1, a roll of paper towels or a bottle of hand sanitizer, students gained admission to the gym which was filled with activities provided by various clubs and organizations—a […]

If you’ve been following my blog throughout this school year, you’ve probably seen some of the info and pics I’ve been sharing about Project Reimagine, the transformation of our traditional MS/HS school library into a modern-day media center. Besides permitting students to use their mobile devices, the highlight of this space is the café. Although […]

After watching B-A’s first-ever Mannequin Challenge video, my middle school Tech Club students vowed they would not be outdone by their high school counterparts. And so they put their minds and creativity to work and planned their very own rendition of the super popular trend that has hit the social media scene. So here you […]

A few of my colleagues and I caved to the latest social media craze and at the same time had a little bit of fun with our B-A BluePrint and Tech Club/SWAT Team students by producing our very own Mannequin Challenge video. Check out our one take, one hit wonder below! Props to junior Kermit […]

In the words of Elmer Davis, “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” These words could not be more true—which is why my Tech Club/SWAT Team students and I decided to produce a video that honors the Americans who serve(d) in our […]

A few weeks ago I shared a post about the brand-new media center in my district, one that was recently featured in the Daily Herald, a local newspaper. Since then, Project Reimagine—as I have named it—has continued to gain popularity, not only with our students, but with administrators in other districts who have begun to visit […]