by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 13, 2020 | Technology and Tools for Teachers
By Jacqui Murray Online learning has become not only a common alternative to physical classes, but a well-regarded change maker in the education ecosystem. Not only does it eliminate the noise of who’s wearing what, disruptive students, and classes cancelled due...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 13, 2020 | Technology and Tools for Teachers
By Jacqui Murray I’ve been teaching technology for over fifteen years. While student familiarity with this tool has improved, one thing that never varies is the myths surrounding teaching with it. It’s a constant struggle with parents and colleagues who...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 13, 2020 | Teaching During a Crisis
By Jacqui Murray Teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic is challenging. We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 13, 2020 | Classroom Management & Behavior
By Jacqui Murray Every teacher knows that students do better with positive reinforcement. As tempting as “punishment” might sound when referring to that student who has scrambled your last nerve, to explain consequences of actions in positive terms goes...
by MTI: Professional Development Courses | Apr 13, 2020 | Classroom Management & Behavior
By Jacqui Murray I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. One topic I always ask students is how they manage cell phone usage in their classes. Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were...
