When You Get Nothing But Crickets 18Aug2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez The reasons your students (or audience members) aren’t participating the way you want them to, and some new things you can try to get a better response.
A Few Ideas for Dealing with Late Work 4Aug2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez The problem of late work never seems to go away. Teachers use these eight smart solutions to manage it with their students.
The Surprising Benefits of Student-Created Graphic Novels 21Jul2019 by Shveta Miller Graphic novels are wonderful for reading, but when students use this form for their own writing, incredible stories can emerge.
Think Twice Before Doing Another Historical Simulation 7Jul2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez Historical simulations can be powerful for teaching, but when it comes to traumatic or violent periods, like slavery, there really isn’t a good way to do them.
A Closer Look at Open Educational Resources 18Jun2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez OERs have gotten really good over the last few years, and they’re totally free, but in order to steer clear of the crap, you have to know where to look.
Four Research-Based Strategies Every Teacher Should be Using 9Jun2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez Learn the simple, quick strategies cognitive scientists say can boost student learning in any classroom.
A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers 26May2019 by Betsy Potash These visual tools allow students to synthesize learning, but some kids don’t think they’re talented enough to make them. A bit of creative constraint helps.
Is That Higher-Order Task Really Higher Order? 12May2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez Ask any group of teachers if their goal is to simply have students regurgitate facts, and every one of them will say no. Despite that, it keeps happening.
How One District Learned to Talk About Race 28Apr2019 by Jennifer Gonzalez When you’ve done lots of diversity training, but something is still missing, it might be that people still aren’t comfortable having honest conversations about race.
