A teacher may not be compelled to discuss a particular current event or widely debated and currently controversial issue of public policy or social affairs; A teacher who chooses to discuss a topic described by Subdivision (1) shall, to the best of the teacher’s ability, strive to explore the topic from diverse and contending perspectives without giving deference to any …
“Anyone… anyone…?” (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) The classroom is changing, evolving and developing in our understanding, curriculum standards, and expectations of both students and teachers. As we move forward, our focus, expectations and understanding of what a classroom should look like, how it should function and how we teach and learn has begun to change with it. We’ve gone from …
Should we use Textbooks in the History Classroom?This year we have seen more radical change and adjustment to education than we have in the past 40 years. We’ve moved towards digital and multi-faceted approaches to building understanding, we’ve adapted and adopted new websites, resources and methods to our classes, and we’ve changed how we think about student success, engagement and …
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