Before you crack those text books or assign that homework reading, how about blasting away all that summer slog with … More
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How to Create a Library Culture
One of the greatest things my mother ever did for me was regularly take me to the public library when … More
Summer Furlough
Seven years ago I assigned my fifth grade class a task called Letter to Myself at Graduation. “I want your … More
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day
The Major League Baseball season’s Spring Training is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. … More
It’s Not Too Late to Celebrate Black History Month!
My plays often make return appearances in Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine, such as The Daring Escape of Henry “Box” Brown this … More
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
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