To plenty of learners, the mere mention of ‘peer review’ brings on all the classic symptoms: the audible groan, the predictable eye-roll, the suddenly ‘busy’ demeanor. Anything to assume an...
For plenty of schools, the act of using of technology can be summed up in a few verbs: block, filter, confiscate. Yet in allowing smart phone in hand, our students...
('10 Inspiring Ideas for Digital Instruction': you can watch the full Facebook Live featuring all these ideas and more by clicking HERE.) Are you wearing your digital hard helmet (?!)...
Communicating online involves reading, writing, using your own voice, and listening to those of others. As secondary ELA teachers, this is *definitely* our department!
If you've ever flown on an airplane, you know well the following 'in-the-event-of-an-emergency' directive by heart: 'Please secure your own oxygen mask first before assisting others.' --Flight Attendant (preferably one...
When it comes to using podcasts in the classroom, I can see where you’re skeptical. What the heck *is* a podcast even, and How the heck am I supposed to align...
If I could have one wish in my classroom, it would be for my writers to approach their essays the way they do their video games. Gamers will die a...
Not all of our students will go on to be entrepreneurs. But that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t learn to think like them... *winks* We live in an entrepreneurially-minded world, where...
Teaching argument in the high school classroom is pretty much a ‘must,’ right? Somewhere between core learning standards in academics and an increasing need for critical thinking and problem-solving in...
As a writing teacher, I'm sure your students write a lot, right? But how often do you give them time to 'make' their writing? How often do you let them...