• All in the cards, part two

    So my cards are done, but of course I wanted a fun way to keep them together (other than a rubber band, of course). I used the Cricut Explore 2 in the makerspace to cut glitter cardstock using a box template I created online. The cardstock looks great, and built a sturdy box, but it’s… Continue Reading →

  • It’s all in the cards

    I’m doing a teacher reflection activity next month, and I wanted a fun way to provide the prompts and model using sublimation on something other than t-shirts. I created the artwork in Canva and purchased a set of dry erase playing cards, figuring that they would accept the sublimation ink. They did, after a ton… Continue Reading →

  • Making tallitot

    One of my favorite activities is going to URJ Camp Newman during the summer to make tallitot with high school aged campers in the Hagigah program. It’s a fantastic way to spend two weeks. In 2020, because of Covid, we did “Zoomin’ with Newman” and, as a result, there are a ton of resources here.… Continue Reading →

  • The makerspace is real!

    After a year of planning, after two years of teaching on a cart, after 25 years of being in educational technology, I’ve got a new home. We built a beautiful new makerspace over the summer! Right now, I’m teaching 3rd through 8th grade in there and it’s been a wild five weeks of school! 7th… Continue Reading →