The Common Core requires that we teach students to “evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event…
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…
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…
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…
Teaching Grit & Resilience
Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Bart Simpson: Smarter? Balanced?
Springfield, Oregon, has made national news for something other than being the birthplace of Bart Simpson. The Springfield School District…
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