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Author: Meredith Swallow

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Learning to parent as an educator

April 10, 2015February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 5 Comments

What’s your school song? A few months ago I wrote about not spending enough time on personal reflection. It is

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Celebrating Pi Day with your students

February 20, 2015February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 3 Comments math, Pi Day

The most epic Pi Day ever: 3/14/15 9:26:53 am and pm Math enthusiasts of all ages are anxiously awaiting the

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Making time lapse videos with students

January 28, 2015February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 5 Comments St Francis Xavier School, STEM, time-lapse photography

Using Lapse It for Android Students at Saint Francis Xavier school in Winooski used Lapse It, a time lapse camera

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Winter break reading: on reflection as an educator

December 22, 2014February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 2 Comments reflective practice

“We don’t learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey Growing up, I participated in a lot

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Leveraging Google Calendar in the Classroom

November 12, 2014 Meredith Swallow 5 Comments Christ the King School, family engagement, family involvement, Google Apps for Education

Inspiring collaboration between teachers, students and families The free suite of tools through Google Apps for Education have certainly inspired

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Lessons learned from a 1:1 rollout

October 3, 2014April 15, 2022 Meredith Swallow 14 Comments 1:1, Google Apps for Education, Google tablets, St Francis Xavier School

A 1:1 technology initiative necessitates dedication and enthusiasm from teachers, students, administrators, families, and other participants in educational communities.  Over

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Making data personally relevant

August 29, 2014February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 3 Comments US Census

Bring on the dancing tigers Last week my two-year old daughter suddenly developed an aversion to dancing tigers.  This wouldn’t

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On middle school math and picking favorites

August 18, 2014February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 1 Comment code camp, math, pi

Pi, Code Camp and other irrational things

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The Adoption of Wearable Tech

July 25, 2014April 14, 2022 Meredith Swallow 3 Comments wearable tech

How realistic is it really?

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Math, middle schoolers and real-world relevance (infographic)

May 1, 2014April 13, 2022 Meredith Swallow 7 Comments infographic, math

I consider myself an infographic enthusiast, and as a former middle school math teacher when the infographic below was passed on

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How to make an iPad stylus

February 12, 2012February 28, 2016 Meredith Swallow 1 Comment DIY

Homemade iPad pen from MJCS on Vimeo. A quick and cheap way to create your own iPad stylus from a

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