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September 27, 2021 Climate Change and Your Classroom

For the last six months I’ve been slowly accumulating plastic bags. Granted, this was not something I did by choice. Normally when I go grocery…

September 22, 2021 The Very Hungry Lizard: The Hunt for a Growth Mindset

Psychologist Marty Seligman had a lizard, and it wouldn’t eat. He tried everything. He researched its…

September 20, 2021 The “Secrets” to Student Engagement

“What’s your favorite animal?” My nephews stood around me in circle, looking up expectantly like a brood of hungry ducklings. It was a fairly innocuous…

September 8, 2021 Making Differentiated Instruction a Reality

Our classrooms are filled with students of varying degrees of ability. Fundamentally, one of the biggest challenges we have as educators is meeting…

September 6, 2021 It All Starts by Loving Learning

I have a deep love of learning. There’s nothing I enjoy more than discovering some new historical hero or diving headfirst into a great work…

August 18, 2021 It’s All Fun and Games: Building Student Engagement

Recently my 11-year-old niece beat me in a game of Santorini. I won’t lie, that moment was a though pill to swallow.…

August 16, 2021 Flexible Minds Need Flexible Lessons

There’s a time and a place for linear thinking. If you’re baking a cake, it’s a good idea to follow the recipe to the letter.…

August 11, 2021 The Top Reasons: Creating Direction in Your Classroom

Why did you become a teacher? If you join the profession after college and stay until you retire, you’ll spend forty…