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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 the real world, the-art-of-argumentation-as-unit continues to gain its momentum (and rightfully so!) In my own classroom, just before my students launch into arguments of their […]

Just as you can count on fireworks on the 4th of July or leftovers on Boxing Day, you can expect a good ol’ fashioned debate in the high school classroom. Whether it take the form of a single-day activity or a weeks-long research project, many of us rely on the classic ‘Debate’ activity as a […]

According to Forbes magazine, freelancers are expected to become the workforce majority by 2027, in large part, due to the perks of a digital era. Things like automation, video conferencing, document sharing, and infinite digital reach are opening doors to freedom, flexibility, and the chance to work from *virtually* anywhere but an office cubicle. With […]

If you’re not learning with intention, then why are you learning at all? I remember sitting in our high school’s auditorium waiting for–what I expected to be–the usual, run-of-the-mill assembly to start.  (You know, the well-meaning kind that still manages to derail entirely my neatly-timed lesson plans. Sigh…) But this assembly was different.  Way different. […]

If there’s one thing I know about mastery, it’s that experts master the basics first before building upon them… Some of the finest athletic coaches will agree–including Vince Lombardi, former head coach of the Green Bay Packers and arguably one of the greatest football coaches of all time: ‘become the best in the league at […]

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about our learners these days.  As teachers, we strive to make an impact on their lives by pointing them in the direction of their future.  Now maybe it’s just me, but the more I think and the more I dig, I’m beginning to feel like we’re failing to […]