Pairing Picture Books & Plays for Black History Month

The Common Core requires that we teach students to “evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event … More

New Plays and Product Updates

TeachersPayTeachers has grown immensely over the last decade. Back when I first started using it as a secondary market for … More

I Dare You.

I concede I don’t know much about the organization Teach.org, but I absolutely love this video they’ve released. It challenges … More

Perhaps the Most Important Thing You’ll Teach This Year

It’s not my aim to be political, but no matter one’s affiliation, it’s hard to deny that racial tension has … More

Teaching Grit & Resilience

Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that … More

So You Want to Be President?

Ah, politics. Everywhere you turn, folks are questioning the qualifications and competencies of each of the current candidates for the … More

The End of Standardized Tests?

We’ve been seeing it for the last year or so: the education pendulum on the verge of swinging. Standardized testing, … More

Act Aloud Plays

That you’re visiting my blog tells me you’re most likely already a fan of reader’s theater, so I needn’t tell … More

How to Host an “Old School” Writers’ Festival

When seven-year-old Kelsey Drake stepped to the microphone, she hesitated. Perhaps she felt nervous about presenting her writing before such … More

Bart Simpson: Smarter? Balanced?

Springfield, Oregon, has made national news for something other than being the birthplace of Bart Simpson. The Springfield School District … More