21
Aug
2020
One More Smile is All I Can Fake
Let’s be honest, nobody loves teaching every single day. In the best of times you probably enjoy teaching most days. At some... Read More
17
Aug
2020
3 Lessons from Lonnie Johnson
One fun aspect of working in education is that you’re always learning new things. For example, a few weeks ago I was... Read More
10
Aug
2020
STEM’s Greatest Teacher — The Outdoors!
Believe me, you will find more lessons in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you what you cannot... Read More
29
Jun
2020
Training Time: How You Can Prepare for School This Summer
Summertime! It feels good to finally close the book on what must be one of the hardest and strangest teaching chapters in... Read More
17
Jun
2020
Fun Facts and What They Mean for Teaching
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Five Fascinating Facts Plants can learn. Rats addicted to junk food will starve themselves rather than eat healthy. Some people see impossible... Read More
15
Jun
2020
Are You OK? Social-Emotional Learning for Teachers
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Like many teachers, I’ve spent a lot of time stressing over the fall. We have no idea what education will look like... Read More
12
Jun
2020
Remember the Ocean
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Given all the commotion of the past week, I’ll bet you didn’t realize Monday was World Oceans Day. Officially recognized by the... Read More
1
Jun
2020
Teachers, Don’t Shrink from Controversy
I grew up in a fairly quiet, conservative neighborhood. It was the kind of place where you didn’t really talk about controversial... Read More