The Business of Education
Today’s business industry is pretty uniform. Workers come in to the office at 8 A.M. and leave at 5 P.M. like clock work. There is […]
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What Drives Your Students?
Believe it or not, your students are people, too. Each student will have different interests, different methods, and most importantly, different motivators. When you have a task […]
Margins and Manticores: How Being a Nerd Can Make You a Better Teacher
Barbara Whitacre shivered as she walked into her classroom on this cold autumn morning. She flicked the wall switch and illuminated her empty classroom, bringing her […]
An Interesting Perspective: Left of Center
Howdy Bloggers, Welcome back to the second installment of An interesting Perspective. This week we will be discussing the idea of teaching in the margins, […]
Leave the Center
To the left is a blank piece of paper awaiting for a student to take notes on. The paper is made up of the center […]
Risk Taking in the Classroom
Taking a risk is something that every individual handles in a different way. Some people just go all in right away, and some people are […]
Monoculture Classrooms
Walk to class. Sit in the same seat next to the same people. Turn in a standard worksheet. Listen to a powerpoint presentation. Pack […]
The Imperial Arch-Engineer’s Physics Lesson
*The following paragraph will be enhanced if its reading is accompanied by the appropriate music* The shadows dance across the deck of the Arch-Engineer’s chambers […]
What it Means to be an Exemplary Science Teacher
What it does not mean… What is wrong with the picture below? Students are dis interested, there is no conversation occurring, no one is […]