Step Up and Stand Out: Our Role in Fostering School Spirit

Our school has a Halloween tradition called Trunk or Treat, where teachers decorate their cars in the parking lot and… Read more Step Up and Stand Out: Our Role in Fostering School Spirit

Looping: The Educational Gift That Keeps on Giving

Recently I read a New York Times article about the practice of looping. It’s a concept that has been rolling… Read more Looping: The Educational Gift That Keeps on Giving

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

There was an interesting article in the September 18 issue of the New York Times. It’s entitled GPS watch? No… Read more Make Time to Appreciate the Unmeasurable

Years ago I worked at a school that was very intentional about faculty members producing (and adhering to) very detailed… Read more Jumping Off the Teaching Treadmill

A colleague of mine, who LOVES geocaching, shared a new global location/direction tool with me. It’s called What3Words. The founders… Read more What3Words: A Cool Classroom Activity!

Map projections is a tough concept to explore with students. The very idea of visible distortions in maps is often… Read more Hands-on Geography Activity: Understanding Map Projections

This year I was intentional and organized when it came to the first activity I assigned. I teach sixth, seventh,… Read more Three Cool Introduction Activities

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

I can’t wait for the next school year to begin! Yes, yes, yes. I could have sat back and simply… Read more Happy New Year!