Are you a leader or a follower? Me? I’m a follower, and my students and I are very happy about that. When I say I am a follower, I mean on Twitter. I love Twitter. I would not have said this a few years ago, because I thought Twitter was just a constant Facebook status. […]
Matthew Barry
I've always known that my dream was to be an American history teacher and track coach, so I pursued that path when I attended the University of New Hampshire. At UNH, I was lucky enough to be a member of the Track and Field team from 2002—2005 competing in the pole vault and the sprints. I graduated with a B.A. in History in May 2005 and was then offered the job to teach 7th and 8th grade social studies here at The Davis Academy. Beginning in my third year teaching, I pursued a Master's degree at Georgia State University, graduating in 2009 with a Master's in the Arts of Teaching Social Studies. While studying for both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees. My main focus for my M.A.T. was creation of the early republic to Jacksonian democracy. As a teacher and lover of American history, my favorite eras of history are colonization, the American Revolution, the Jacksonian era, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age. In my eleventh year at the Davis Academy, I have taught both 7th and 8th grade, served as the SGA advisor, and coached both boys and girls basketball, swimming, XC and Track & Field. I find inspiration in my students and school work and I hope you as my students find the same in my classroom!
Who is your +1? An EdCamp Inspiration
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] EdCamp Sacramento was one of the most informative and collaborative conferences I have never attended. That is correct, I said I never attended. I live in Atlanta, GA, and I did […]
It's Not Just a Classroom; It Could be a Museum
I think every teacher has been asked the following question: What does your ideal classroom look like? I know some teachers think about the answer to this question every day. Some answers include an interactive whiteboard, a few computers or tablets – preferably iPads and MacBooks or Chromebooks, and round tables over desks. In a […]
How I Flipped My Classroom
It was just over a year ago when I first heard the term “flipped classroom,” and I recall wondering what part of the classroom was flipped. I saw pictures of desks and books upside down, but never thought much about the concept. I never thought this theory would lead to a new approach to the […]