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Jan 24, 20233 min readclassroom managementThe Best Engagement Strategy: Scaffolding and Guided NotesIt feels like it’s getting harder and harder to keep the attention of our students. Every teacher knows that if a student doesn’t use ...
Nov 22, 20222 min readproject-based learningLearning and Exercise: A Conversation with ActivEd Founder Dr. Julian ReedEvery teacher is familiar with the kind of student who struggles to pay attention for a long period of time...
Feb 17, 20224 min readnovelsWhole-Novel ActivitiesEarly in my career, I remember rolling through a novel chapter by chapter with PowerPoint slides and handouts. It always drove me crazy ...
Jan 11, 20223 min readclassroom managementNew Year, New Habits: Reflecting on ReflectingIt’s a new year and this will be my 100th blog and podcast, so I’ve been thinking about reflection, the mental process of looking back and t
Nov 16, 20213 min readlesson planningHourglass Unit Planning: From Large to Small to LargeEvery time I sit down to plan a unit, I think about how I can move inward, into the mind of the protagonist. I want to go from the external