What to Do on Lame Duck School Days 23Apr2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez When you’re still technically in school, but the conditions just aren’t great for teaching, what do you do to make the most of the time? Here’s a list of ideas.
To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation 15Apr2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez A digital curation project is a fast way to engage critical thinking in any content area. Here’s how it works.
What If We Taught Argument in Every Class? 19Mar2017 by Kristy Louden Now, maybe more than ever, our students must learn how to think rationally, see through faulty logic, and share opinions in a convincing way.
Teaching Students to Avoid Plagiarism 26Feb2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez Although threats and detection software have some impact, the best way to prevent plagiarism is to teach students how to avoid it in the first place.
Co-Teaching: How to Make it Work 5Feb2017 by Angela Peery When done well, co-teaching offers benefits for both students and teachers. When not done well, it can be confusing or downright frustrating for all involved.
6 Powerful Learning Strategies You MUST Share with Students 11Dec2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Studying can be taught. Learn how retrieval practice, interleaving, elaboration, and other research-based study strategies can help your students learn better.
How to Approach Your Teaching Like a Master Chef 16Oct2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If we want our lessons to have a long-lasting impact on our students, we need to design our instruction the way a chef prepares a good meal.
Graphic Novels in the Classroom: A Teacher Roundtable 9Oct2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Four teachers discuss how using graphic novels has enriched their instruction, strengthened student comprehension, and engaged their most reluctant readers.
9 Tips for Engaging Your English Class with Pop Culture 29May2016 by Jay Meadows I have the greatest success in engaging students when I make deliberate connections between my students’ most popular interests and the “stuff” of my class.
