Latest articles by Chris Aviles
GETTING STARTED WITH GAME-BASED LEARNING
We owe it to our students to bring what interests them into our classrooms. If your students are like mine, that means embracing video games by implementing game-based learning.
Gamification in the 5th Grade Classroom: The Conclusion
This year,Rachel Cheafskyand I have worked hard to implement a version ofmy gamification systemthat meets the needs of her classroom
Evolving Our Makerspace: The Conclusion
Our fifth and sixth grade student-run business,FH Gizmos, landed a manufacturing contract withSlack.
Evolving our Makerspace: 3 Lessons Learned Designing for Slack
Designing for Slack was different. My kids have neverdesigned for a real client let alone a client across the country from them.
Evolving Our Makerspace: An EdCorp Designing for Slack
ThroughTeched Up Teacher, FH Gizmos, and SiLAS I’ve come to realize the power of teaching students through the lens of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship has taken over my life!
2017 PARCC Test Administrator’s Walkthrough
If you watch my video, you are legally required tolike my Facebook pageandgive your students at least one hour of class time to pursue a passion project.
Helping Students Pull Back The Curtain To Find Empathy
Sickles Studios is our student-run news show.
Gamification: Problem Solving in the Fifth Grade Classroom
Instead of using negative reinforcement, my achievements can be used to reward students each and every time they meet a teachers expectations encouragingthe behavior to become habit.
Classcraft
Classcraft is a Web-based gamification platform designed to motivate students and improve classroom management.
Silo-Busting through EDTech: Growing in the Garden with the Internet of Things
Our goalis to get our kids thinkingnowabout real-world problems that will likely affect them when they’re older.
Sometimes It Is Just About The Technology
The tech and tools were a bottleneck for us. We had old laptops that couldn’t do things like edit videos, make games, or produce 3D renderings.
Cultivating Accountability and Motivation in the Makerspace
In theInnovation Lab, our fifth and sixth grade blended learning makerspace, we see students once a week for the entire school year.
Google Classroom and Trouble Shooting Guardian Summaries
The world of edtech is abuzzas many districts are starting to experiment with Google Classroom’s new Guardian Summaries feature.
Gamification: Achievements in the Fifth Grade Classroom
"I was determined to help these students find success, but I didn’t know how I was going to accomplish that."
The Best Google App For Education No One Is Talking About
I wanted to jump onfor a quick post about an update to Google Apps for Education that seems to have flown under the radar thanks toall the otheramazing updates Google has rolled out this summer.
Year In Review: Lessons on Gamification
I started the year with my gamification basics:Epic Meaning,Leaderboards,Achievements, andItem Shopsystem I’ve been developingfor years. Then things changed.
#GEGNJ Power Hour 4
We talked to teachers using Google Classroom and CS First for the first time, and also heard how first time EdTech Coaches are rolling out Google Apps in their district.
Teaching Entrepreneurship through the For-Profit MakerSpace
Exposing students to entrepreneurshipis more important than ever.
#GEGNJ Power Hour 3
Our special guest wasJonathan Rochelle, Director of Product Managementfor Google Apps for Education.
#GEGNJ Power Hour 2
On this episode of the Google Educators Group: New Jersey Power Hour show we hadthe amazingRegina Schafferand her students talk about Google Apps for Education andCS First.
