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21st century skills

2 Feb 2018

You Are What You Teach (And You Teach What You Are)

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Almost every teacher enters education with an idealistic mindset. We want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people....

11 Jul 2017

When STEM Isn’t STEM

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Thanks to more publicity of international tests such as PISA and TIMMS, most Americans are now keenly aware that the United States’...

8 May 2017

Why Should I Learn This?

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Do you dread the questions like “Why should I learn this?” or “When will I have to use this in real life?”...

21 Mar 2017

Cultivating a Growth Mindset in Your Classroom

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For the first time in 16 years, I bought a new car. I traded in my 2001 Honda Accord with 200,000+ miles...

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9 Feb 2017

Hamilton-Inspired Treatise on Teaching

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Tags21st century skills, authenticity, connection, creativity, culture and climate, feedback, inspiration, millennials, relevance, storytelling, student engagement, teaching profession, Terra Tarango

It started on a road trip when my oldest daughter said, “just listen to this one song.” It culminated with my whole family going...

2 Feb 2017

The Teacher in the Mirror

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Almost every teacher enters education with an idealistic mindset. We want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people....

19 Jan 2017

Crazy: An Under-rated Requirement for Teaching

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My daughter and I have started binge watching Bob Ross on Netflix. You remember Bob Ross, the painter in the 80’s who...

11 Jan 2017

Where the Wild Things Learn

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Tags21st century skills, authenticity, classroom management, connection, culture and climate, curiosity, inspiration, lesson planning, strategies, student engagement, Terra Tarango

Humans are born curious and inquisitive, and they are born into a world that is chaotic, unpredictable, and wild. Yet for some...