art | Cult of Pedagogy

Make Units More Inspiring with Vision Boards

31Oct2021

by Amanda Cardenas

Planning units can be less than exciting when all you have to deal with is words. A vision board can generate fresh enthusiasm and help you focus on what really matters.

To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation

15Apr2017

by Jennifer Gonzalez

A digital curation project is a fast way to engage critical thinking in any content area. Here’s how it works.

Is Your Lesson a Grecian Urn?

30Oct2016

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Far too many students are doing projects that look creative but offer almost no opportunity for real learning. Time for the Grecian Urns to go.

13 Stunning Places to Publish Student Art and Writing

10Jul2014

by Jennifer Gonzalez

There’s something about having our work seen by strangers that makes us take it up a notch. These gorgeous online and print periodicals showcase work by student artists and writers, some as young as age five.

Students Sitting Around Too Much? Try Chat Stations.

24Oct2013

by Jennifer Gonzalez

Your new favorite teaching strategy: This pared-down version of learning stations keeps the movement, interactivity and variety while minimizing the prep work.