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July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world, here’s something I think most Americans would agree on: we need to re-learn how to
April 26, 2023, and July 11, 2024 I feel like I need to preface this post with a disclaimer (which I encourage students — especially girls — never to do).
January 17, 2024 For many teachers, class discussion is a chance to dive into content: to unearth new meaning in a text, debate the impact of a historical event, draw
November 20, 2023 When I was growing up, in the nineties, schools had computer labs: rooms tricked out with candy-colored machines where teachers sent us weekly to learn how to
October 30, 2023 For many teachers, class discussion is a chance to dive into content: to unearth new meaning in a text, debate the impact of a historical event, draw
August 29, 2023 Discussion skills are high-stakes, teachable, and uniquely human: Why don’t we explicitly teach them in school today? A great discussion is a human experience. You think deeply,
Summer Series #2 – Let’s teach our students the Power of Attention is the theme of this article. Attention and engagement are closely connected. We have our students more hours
May 25, 2023 Balancing life on and off “screen” is a defining project of what it means to be human in today’s tech-centric world. Questions abound: can you build fulfilling relationships
March 27, 2023 The other day I talked with a parent who was lamenting how much time her children spend on screens at school. They are in an excellent school—the
February 28, 2023 Part of great teaching is developing and testing hypotheses as to why some things work for your students—and others, sometimes the most beautifully designed lesson plans—just don’t.