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Student Engagement

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August 17, 2020 3 Lessons from Lonnie Johnson

One fun aspect of working in education is that you’re always learning new things. For example, a few weeks ago I was assembling an engineering…

August 10, 2020 STEM’s Greatest Teacher — The Outdoors!

Believe me, you will find more lessons in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you what you cannot learn from masters.…

August 7, 2020 Just Read: 5 Books for the Fall Semester

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries. —Rene Descartes The school year hasn’t even started…

July 31, 2020 The Necessity of Project-Based Learning

Recently I stumbled across an encouraging article in Edutopia. A community in Dayton, Ohio, was searching for ways to get students…

July 29, 2020 Reflections from a Teacher

This fall, when we send our children back to school, the kindergartner who loved to hug everyone will become a first grader who loves to…

July 27, 2020 Encouraging Healthy SEL through Distance Learning

For me, it was the sound of rain. Like many educators, I’ve spent the last few months under quarantine, during which time I did my…

July 24, 2020 We Learn by Doing

Tell me, I’ll forget Show me, I may remember Involve me, and I’ll understand – Old Proverb I’m not a particularly good chef but I…

July 20, 2020 5 Historical Figures to Diversify Your Lessons

I’ve always loved history. During hard times like these, I believe we can find great encouragement by looking back on the men and women who…