Educational Exploits

Category: Learning Activities

My school recently sent a number of faculty members for UDL (Universal Design for Learning) training. Once we completed the… Read more UDL Unpacked: A No-Fuss Presentation to Ease Your School into Inclusive Teaching

Up until this point in our middle school advisory journey, my colleagues and I had organized two advisory sessions based… Read more Building Belonging: From Abstract to Action

As per my previous post on August 9th, my colleagues and I have initiated an advisory program in our middle… Read more Continuing to Build Belonging: The Next Step in a Middle School Advisory Program

This year, my middle school colleagues and I are implementing an advisory program. With many new students joining our population,… Read more Thinking Inside the Lines: A Middle School Activity to Build Belonging

My current school has been struggling for some time to establish a regular advisory block for middle and high school… Read more From Concept to Classroom: Building a Middle School Advisory Program

Recently I read about the 36 questions, a psychological experiment developed by Arthur Aron, Ph.D. and Elaine Aron, Ph.D., designed… Read more Connection in the Classroom: Using the 36 Questions Activity to Cultivate Relationships

This week I am wrapping up our middle school Make A Difference project. Every year around this time, my students… Read more Empowering Future Changemakers: Rationale and Resources

The topic of human slavery is an uncomfortable one. Sadly, it comes up quite a bit in my world history… Read more Slavery: Google Slide Presentation with Links

I like to begin the school year with a review activity, focusing on map elements. Here’s how it works: Most… Read more 6th Grade Geography: First Day Activity