In the Halls of Justice: The Educational Value of Moot Court
“May it please the court.” For the past 13 years, I’ve heard middle and high school students utter these words in a simulated moot court competition.
Critical Thinking
Revolutionizing Education: How AI Can Empower Teachers in the Classroom
While AI is still an emerging technology, educators and K–12 advocates say it has the potential to make life better for teachers.
The Power of a Good Question: Prompting Critical Thinking in Students
We ask students questions all day long, but how do we know they are actually helping students learn and, more importantly, getting them to think?
Critical Thinking and the Questioning of History Texts
While teaching a Western Civilization course to high school students, I found a unique opportunity to introduce the topic of critical thinking along with the subject matter.
Children’s Museum Field Trips
Children’s museums can be excellent environments to foster creativity and curiosity through hands-on, multi-sensory environments.
The Upside of Social Media
Kids today are technology-savvy, but they need to be guided in asking the right questions about the content they produce and consume.
Starting a Rubik’s Cube Club
Are you interested in improving student engagement with your ELL students? Here’s an idea that I tried at my elementary school that was both fun and successful—a Rubik’s Cube club.
Encouraging Creativity in Lesson Plans
It can be incredibly easy to treat lesson planning like a checklist. Objective: check. Standards: check. Activity: check. Education experts say there is a better way.
Escape Rooms: Catering to Different Learning Styles
Escape rooms are multidisciplinary and purposefully designed with variety in mind. They require diverse thinking and allow multiple learning styles to thrive simultaneously.
Don’t Make Your Classroom Flip a Flop
Teachers are constantly look for ways to make best use of their limited class time. That’s one reason why many have taken to “flipping” their classrooms in recent years.