Student learning, for better or worse, stems from teaching strategies we use in the classroom. That’s a …
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Beyond Persuasion: Unlocking the Nuances of the AP Lang Argument Essay
As if there wasn’t enough for students to deal with their junior and senior year – college or career planning, …
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Trauma Informed Education that Doesn’t Inflict Trauma on Educators?
Before we look at trauma informed education as it applies to teaching, let’s discuss what contributes to a school’s …
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Book List: Nonfiction Texts to Engage High School Students
Ask students what some of their favorite books are (or even put a book list, nonfiction or fiction, in front of them and …
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12 Tips for Generating Writing Prompts for Writing Using AI
Next time you’re in class, take a look at how many students are typing a text, sending an email, posting on social …
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31 Informational Texts for High School Students
Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …
Tardies & Chronic Absenteeism: Fighting the Good Fight
Remember when we were at home in sweatpants, fingers on the keyboard and mouse, eyes locked on our screens, instructing …
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Open Ended Questions That Work
We’ve all been there: It’s Monday morning. Students drift into the room, a fog floating behind their eyes as the …
Project Based Learning: Unlocking Creativity and Collaboration
Indeed, the days-of-old are earmarked in my memory by sitting-and-getting, by memorizing-and-regurgitating. That was …
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Empathy and Understanding: How the TED Talk on the Danger of a Single Story Reshapes Perspectives
Being white, growing up in America, having money for food, laughing with friends and family without the fear of …
5 Strategies to Combat Teacher Burnout
Teacher burnout. The struggle is real. I have written and deleted this introduction at least 10 times. Why? …
Analyzing Teacher Memes
I never thought I’d be a teacher meme... Rewind to almost twenty years ago, me stepping into the …