Category: Teaching

I Can’t Teach Science

Ever since the State of the Union address on January 24th, I have seen more blog posts and articles on STEM than I have in a very, very long time. ... Read more

Don’t Miss Today

Teachers are planners, in case you didn’t know. We like to plan units weeks ahead of time, plan for technology or behavior issues, and even plan fo... Read more

The Flipped Class is Here to Stay

…or, “The Difference Between a Fad and a Usable, Meaningful Tool is the Teacher.” I missed #EdChat…again. It’s one of the downsides of living just ... Read more

Why I Teach

Before Thanksgiving break, I gave my classes a short evaluation. It was totally anonymous and they were asked about things they liked, things they ... Read more

The Greatest Struggle, Part II

I’m trying to capture the small moments each day with short posts. I feel like I glaze over these moments too quickly and I lose out on one of the ... Read more

All or Nothing

I’m a glass-half-full kind of guy. I think to be a teacher, you have to be. If I didn’t have the ability to look on the bright side, I wouldn’t wan... Read more

Culture of Change

A few weeks ago, I came to Twitter lamenting the abysmal grades from a quiz I had given. You’d think I had learned my lesson at that point…well, I ... Read more

Who Says You Can’t Teach Writing in Science?

I borrowed an idea from John Spencer about using a photo writing prompt to get some creative juices flowing in learners. There is a Tumblr page tha... Read more

Adapting for Learning – Planning and Implementation

Here is what I’m look at for the middle steps of The Ladder I’m trying to build up for my learners. You can read Part 1 here. Obviously, before we ... Read more

Adapting for Learning – The Ladder

It’s been a week since I’ve written. That is both good and bad…I got a lot more work done this week, but now I have about 1000 ideas flying through... Read more

Can We Re-Purpose Punishment?

I began thinking about punishment when I was notified yesterday that one of my students would need some work to do as he served in school suspensio... Read more

Changing My Perspective

Our internet was out at school today (it’s okay, it came back on around lunchtime) and it gave me a chance to slow down a little bit during my plan... Read more

Data Does Not Equal “Testing”

I’ve heard a lot of information in the last week, especially since moving to a new district. They had district-wide staff training for those of us ... Read more

What Does a Good Flipped Class Look Like?

The following is a co-post from The Daily Riff on what a good flipped classroom looks like: The Flipped Class What Does a Good One Look Like? “The ... Read more

Evidence of Learning, Part 2

A few days ago, I wrote a postt about a particular student, “Anne,” coming to grips with a very difficult topic to discuss…evolution. Even though I... Read more

Evidence of Learning – A Case Study

I teach in a small, private school in South Korea. This has huge benefits, like small classes and intentional interaction occurring every day. Th... Read more

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