Shattered Ground: Interactive Graphic Novel + Paperback Book
Shattered Ground is an interactive graphic novel for high school students. It's FREE, bilingual (English + French), and includes lesson plans and class resources.
Education
Drugs and the Classroom: A Teacher’s Strategy
This past year, in a small Midwest community, we lost a student to a drug overdose. We have lost many more to drug addiction, and although we haven’t attended their funerals, ...
Is There a Formula to Create a Genius?
Is there a formula that can be used to create a genius? This question typically relates to debates over whether someone has the innate ability to be a genius, or whether they ...
Teaching Silent Letters
Silent letters can be tricky to grasp for young students. One way of introducing them to students is to show that those letters aren’t always silent. They can be heard in ...
Providence Talks: Winning Idea in the Mayors Challenge
Mayors Challenge, a competition created by New York City’s mayor Michael Bloomberg through his organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, calls upon U.S. cities to creatively ...
7 Things New Teachers Should Know
The early inclination early in a teaching position is to do too much, too fast. Pace yourself and remember that
Teaching the Teacher: Introduction
The “Teaching the Teacher” series is dedicated to highlighting a hidden benefit of teaching. It’s a benefit rarely discussed seriously and rarely, if ever studied as the ...
For Student Success, Reward Less
The evidence against the use of rewards is clear and overwhelming. Rewards for learning may have unintended consequences...