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Spooktacular STEAM: Using Halloween to Teach Your Students

Posted on18 Oct 2021

TagsBlue Apple, creativity, education, innovation, inquiry, lesson planning, Ryan Duncan, strategies, student engagement, teaching profession

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Halloween is awesome. Sure, if you’re a kid there’s the prospect of free candy and costumes, but even as an adult I’ve always loved this season. The leaves change into...

The One Big Problem in Education Today

Posted on15 Oct 2021

TagsBen Talsma, Blue Apple, inspiration, perseverance, professional development, relevance, strategies, stress, student engagement, teaching profession

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I recently sat down with a dozen administrators at a networking event. Ostensibly, we were going to discuss approaches to learning loss. But while that’s an important topic, it wasn’t...

Unclutter Your Teaching Workload

Posted on13 Oct 2021

Tags21st century skills, classroom management, education, Growth Mindset, instruction, Ryan Duncan, strategies, stress, student engagement, teaching profession

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Two weeks ago, I finally stopped procrastinating and spent the afternoon organizing my bookshelf. For a bibliophile like myself this was actually a big undertaking. I’ve amassed quite the collection...

Refreshing Your Classroom through Simple Experiences

Posted on11 Oct 2021

Tagsclassroom culture, education, Growth Mindset, perseverance, relevance, Ryan Duncan, strategies, student choice, student engagement, teaching profession

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Like most educators, I try to stay up to date on the latest teaching tools and strategies. The landscape of education is always changing and it’s important for us to...

Recognizing Emotional Intelligence

Posted on08 Oct 2021

Tagsclassroom culture, classroom management, connection, critical thinking, education, Empathy, Growth Mindset, Ryan Duncan, strategies, teaching profession

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Emotional intelligence is a tricky subject. It doesn’t conform to our usual methods of testing or quantification. After all, you can’t give someone a pop quiz on empathy or create...

Information Nation: Developing Information Literacy

Posted on06 Oct 2021

TagsBlue Apple, critical thinking, education, Growth Mindset, inquiry, instruction, lesson planning, relevance, Ryan Duncan, strategies, student engagement

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We live in the age of information. Thanks to the internet, we now have all the world’s knowledge at our fingertips. Just think about it; cooking, philosophy, engineering, literature, anything...

Help Students Create a Wiser World

Posted on04 Oct 2021

Tags21st century skills, Ben Talsma, Blue Apple, connection, critical thinking, curiosity, education, Growth Mindset, strategies, student engagement

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For most of human history, we lived in tribal groups. When you live in a tight-knit tribe of thirty or so, defending yourself against outside threats is critical. Resources are...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Class

Posted on01 Oct 2021

Tagsauthenticity, classroom culture, creativity, culture and climate, curiosity, education, lesson planning, relevance, Ryan Duncan, teaching profession

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From September 15 to October 15, the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s an opportunity for our country to celebrate the diverse identities of Hispanic Americans and recognize...

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Spooktacular STEAM: Using Halloween to Teach Your Students

The One Big Problem in Education Today

Unclutter Your Teaching Workload

Refreshing Your Classroom through Simple Experiences

Recognizing Emotional Intelligence

Information Nation: Developing Information Literacy

Help Students Create a Wiser World

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Your Class

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