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Monday, December 17, 2018

All Book Prices Slashed Permanently

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My first book Ten Cheap Lessons celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and the follow-up Teaching is Not a Four Letter Word just celeb...
Sunday, October 8, 2017

The Hardest Time of the School Year

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I always felt like October was the hardest part of the school year. The honeymoon period at the beginning of the school year always seemed t...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

How To Save Shared Google Docs for Editing

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It's very humbling to know that even though it's been three years since I shared something new on this blog that many, many educator...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Have Students Design Their Own Probability Game (Update!)

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A couple of years ago I shared Three Fun Probability Games & Projects .  One of my favorites was a Design Your Own Carnival Game activit...
Friday, July 18, 2014

July 2014 Reader on Coding in Education

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I'm so glad that there's no shortage of new resources and articles on this critical subject! NYC’s Flatiron School Raises $5.5 M...
Monday, May 19, 2014

New Version of Number Sense Card Game 123 Switch

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Aidil, a teacher from Singapore read about the number sense card game 123 Switch! that I shared a few years ago. Like any good teacher, h...
Monday, April 21, 2014

This PD Video Triggered Flashbacks of My Own PD Nightmares

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This mind-numbing video of professional development from Chicago has been making the rounds recently, and for me it brought back a flood of...
Monday, April 14, 2014

A Song About My Time in the Classroom

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Creativity and problem solving were the keys to my day-to-day life as a teacher, and I poured myself so fully into that life that I had litt...
Friday, April 11, 2014

April 2014 Reader on Educational Games

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Improving the World of Educational Gaming [Kotaku] - I agree wholeheartedly with the author here--the simplest improvement we can make i...
Friday, March 21, 2014

New Online Learning Resources: March 2014

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Whether you're using online learning for your students or yourself, the number of options is increasing by the day. Here are just a few:...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Review & Giveaway: Trying Not to Try by Edward Slingerland

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There are moments when I am on stage, performing original music where I feel I am in "the zone." You will never convince me th...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Spring Break 2014 Reader on Coding in Education

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With 11K Pre-Orders, Play-i Lands $8M To Teach Kids To Code With Interactive Toy Robots [TechCrunch] - Coming soon! This is an exciting d...
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Tom DeRosa
McAllen, TX, United States
I am a former teacher, writer and blogger living in the Rio Grande Valley. A proud Teach For America alumnus (RGV 03), I've taught math and social studies for years in a variety of school types and grade levels. I was born and raised in New Jersey.
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