Tag: education

Stuck In My Own Perspective

By Denis Sheeran August 17, 2016 September 8, 2016 itemprop="discussionURL"1

In a recent Teach Like A Pirate chat (#TLAP) Dave Burgess and I responded to a question independently and identically, causing me to respond with this. Perspective is everything. I have a really cool niece named Anna who’s 13. She got the chance to fly with her dad (hereafter known as …

#MakeItReal: My New Twitter Chat

By Denis Sheeran August 2, 2016 August 17, 2016 itemprop="discussionURL"1

Announcing The New #MakeItReal Chat A Chat About Increasing Relevance Of Content For Our Students Every Wednesday, 9:30 pm for 30 Minutes I had the fantastic opportunity to host the popular Teach Like A Pirate chat (#TLAP transcript) last night to discuss the components and ideas in my new book …

Extraordinary Connections That Made a Difference

By Denis Sheeran June 19, 2016 June 19, 2016 itemprop="discussionURL"0

A little while ago I sent out a survey to teachers asking them to share stories of how their lives and the lives of their students were affected by time spent together outside the classroom. As the 2015-16 school year comes to a close, I’d like to share those stories, …

Tomorrow’s Classroom Today 2016: Why You Should Have Gone

By Denis Sheeran May 22, 2016 May 22, 2016 itemprop="discussionURL"0

Giving up a Saturday for a professional development workshop used to be an idea I quickly tossed aside because I, the well respected high school math teacher, was doing just fine. Talk about your fixed mindsets. Now I consider myself to be a relatively creative guy, and was proud of …

It’s Data Season…2 Ways to get web/pdf data into Google Sheets

By Denis Sheeran March 26, 2016 May 22, 2016 itemprop="discussionURL"0

I’m not the violent type, but I did grow up in the Looney Toons era. So just as a reminder of the afternoons many of us had in common as children: It’s that time of year when Spring brings with it the nice weather, the casual jogger, and all of …