by Kathy Cassidy | Mar 21, 2019 | Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Is using technology in the classroom a bumpy ride? You bet, says primary teacher Kathy Cassidy, who’s gained a worldwide reputation for her work with tools and apps in the primary classroom. “But we need to begin thinking the way our children do. We use technology not just because it is technology, but because of what it can do. It engages us and helps us to learn.” Teaching is always a journey over rough roads, Cassidy says. But we master what matters for kids.
by Kathy Cassidy | Oct 20, 2015 | Creating Global Classrooms, future ready
“We’re going to use Skype?” “Yay!” “Can I talk?” These are some of the comments from my students when we use Skype in our classroom. Engagement is never an issue when we use this tool! But using Skype in a relevant way…that is another issue. If we are going to use...
by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach | Oct 12, 2015 | Courses, future ready, PLPress
Author and educator Kathy Cassidy discusses her new book and how primary teachers can integrate technology into the classroom. Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades, makes a compelling case for connecting our youngest students to the world,...
by Kathy Cassidy | Apr 10, 2014 | Creating Global Classrooms, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Primary teacher Kathy Cassidy shares a year’s worth of ideas from her connected classroom about how to keep global learning activities in sync with curriculum goals and objectives.
by Kathy Cassidy | Sep 25, 2013 | Connected Leadership, Less Teacher, More Student, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning
Primary teacher & connected educator Kathy Cassidy summarizes the first year of one-to-one Apple iPads in her classroom of six-year olds. Cassidy offers a crisp summary of each aspect of the experience, with lots of great photos!
