The Elegance of the Gray Area 21Feb2021 by Jennifer Gonzalez If we spend more time practicing subtlety and nuance and complication in our thinking, we’ll all be a lot better off.
It’s Time to Give Classroom Jobs Another Try 7Feb2021 by Jennifer Gonzalez These fresh ideas for student jobs will invigorate your classroom and get you and your students excited about school again—even if you teach remotely.
Up-Down-Both-Why: A Feeling-Based Approach to Literature 24Jan2021 by Sarah Levine Students often struggle to make meaningful connections to literature and put those connections into words. This technique helps.
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2021 10Jan2021 by Jennifer Gonzalez This year’s picks include an audio feedback tool, sites to combat racism and media bias, and an app that lets you Google things in mid-air.
Fire Up Your Students with a Campaign Project 6Dec2020 by Jane Currell Whether it’s real or fictional, putting students to work on a campaign for a cause is a powerful way to get them writing persuasively.
Connecting Students in a Disconnected World 23Nov2020 by Jennifer Gonzalez Breakout rooms, collaborative projects, games—whatever we do, it’s crucial that we do something to get our students talking to each other.
How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom 8Nov2020 by Kareem Farah In a self-paced classroom, each student is given an appropriate level of challenge and grows at a steady pace throughout the school year. Here’s how it works.
What’s Possible with Green Screens in the Classroom 25Oct2020 by Jennifer Gonzalez This simple, affordable method offers so many possibilities for deep learning and creativity across all grade levels and subject areas, even in remote learning.
Subversion: An Essential Tool of the Master Teacher 12Oct2020 by Jennifer Gonzalez Sometimes, to do right by their students, good teachers have to break the rules.
