Recently I watched a video on Instagram posted by a school principal (@principal_lamb) – it was about a typical parent… Read more Partnering With Parents in the Age of the Online Gradebook
Category: Best Practices
Teaching Students to Ask Better Questions
Teachers are often encouraged to celebrate student questions. That’s because questions signal curiosity, engagement, and thinking. A classroom where students… Read more Teaching Students to Ask Better Questions
Teaching Online Safety: What Worked, What Didn’t (Resources Linked)
Recently, my administration asked me to talk to students about online safety. To help deliver the content, I was provided… Read more Teaching Online Safety: What Worked, What Didn’t (Resources Linked)
History Teacher Here! Teaching the Past So We Can Understand the Present
Every so often, I’ll post something on social media that begins with the words “History teacher here…” I create these… Read more History Teacher Here! Teaching the Past So We Can Understand the Present
Lesson Learned: Compassion Became My Curriculum
In 2018, while pursuing my master’s degree, life handed me a lesson I never expected. My father-in-law had been battling… Read more Lesson Learned: Compassion Became My Curriculum
Of Course a Teacher Would…
The hero is a teacher? Totally believable. I just finished writing an adventure novel about a Social Studies teacher (and… Read more Of Course a Teacher Would…
From Microwaves to Manuscripts: Teaching for Authentic Writing in the Age of AI
When AI first arrived in our classrooms, it felt like the starting gun went off in a bizarre race. Edu-tainers… Read more From Microwaves to Manuscripts: Teaching for Authentic Writing in the Age of AI
Should AI Be a Course?
Recently, a former colleague reached out to ask if anyone in our WhatsApp group worked at a school with an… Read more Should AI Be a Course?
Teaching the Internet Generation to Create, Not Just Consume
There’s a line from the The Dark Knight Rises film circulating around online: “You merely adopted the dark; I was… Read more Teaching the Internet Generation to Create, Not Just Consume
Beyond Honor Roll: Recognition Ideas for Students Who Go Above & Beyond
When we think about recognizing students, the first groups that usually come to mind are our high achievers and athletes.… Read more Beyond Honor Roll: Recognition Ideas for Students Who Go Above & Beyond