What To Do In Social Studies/History On Day One?
“You’ll have tons of time to assess students’ strengths and weaknesses. You have months to discuss high stakes testing and standards. You’ll spend weeks probing the textbook. So the first few days of school should be dedicated to rapport-building and to joy. Your goal should be that students go home that night and tell their […]
Some First Day Of School Activities For Social Studies
On Knowledge And Learning: Wiggins, Wiebe, And Video Game Thinking
Before There Was Hamilton, There Was “1776”
“At the time it debuted, just a few years before America’s bicentennial, it was considered groundbreaking in the way it depicted the Founding Fathers as three dimensional, flawed, and interesting people rather than stereotyped cutouts.”
Five Principles For Using Primary Sources
On Shaping An Inquiry Based Classroom
In Praise Of The Whiteboard As Collaborative Classroom Tool
“19 [More] Ways To Talk With Your Kids About The Capitol Attack”
Five Kinds Of Student Mistakes, And How To Address Them
Google Jamboard: Excellent For Online Collaboration And Whiteboard
“Originally created by Google to work with an interactive whiteboard (trust me, your school probably can’t afford the actual hardware), Jamboard software also works on laptops, Chromebooks, and mobile devices. Making it perfect as both a face to face and a remote instructional and learning tool… How might you use it? Here are five ways that Jamboard […]