The Olympic Games are coming up! This summer, a very special global community will come together in London and make athletic history. And now, you have an opportunity to introduce your students to that community. The Olympic Games are full of teachable moments. They’ve got it all: diverse cultures and traditions, opportunities to break down … Continue reading The Olympics in Your Classroom
I am starting to see lots of information about the “flipped classroom.” This has grown out of the Kahn model, which was talked about at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) conference. Here’s a link to learn more about TED and the Flipped Classroom. It is the type of thing that I start to wonder … Continue reading The Flipped Classroom
Do you find yourself slogging through book reports that your students write? I remember thinking if I had to read one more paper with plodding sentences I was going to throw up. . . or at least throw the papers across the room. But then something occurred to me. I was assigning those ridiculous book … Continue reading Save Yourself from the Boring Book Report
Inevitably, as you get to know your students at the beginning of a new school year, you also begin to think of new activities and variations on existing lessons that honor their personalities and learning styles. I know I did. I was full of ideas. What bothered me, though, was that when I was a … Continue reading Pandemonium With Purpose: Teaching Vocabulary and My Secret Weapon