A Reflection on the Grading of Student Achievement Several years ago, I read a young adult fictional novel that I think every teacher and school administrator would find useful to read,...

Data on student academic outcomes during the pandemic show that students (and other underserved populations) suffered academic deficits in subjects such as reading and arithmetic (Bond...

We all know numbers and use them in our everyday life. There are different number systems in mathematics. The decimal system is the one most commonly used. In this article, we will...

A teacher’s responsibility goes beyond instructing core subjects. Teachers also impart lessons in socialization, and more importantly, have the opportunity to promote social acceptance...

In today’s world, change is inevitable. A lot of times, companies find themselves under pressure to keep up with today’s advancements and innovations. Although there are multiple reasons...

The history of art has always been a topic that has fascinated me as a historian.  Art is one of the world’s most ancient tools of communication and it is a form in which we as humans...

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...

Note: The following blog post follows the design elements of Jim Burke’s ideal assignment sheets. For examples of assignment sheets written in this format, feel free to email...

In the last 20 years, a growing movement has been calling for Pi (π or 3.14…) to be replaced by Tau (τ), which equals 2π or about 6.28. Students should be taught Tau, the argument goes,...

“Anyone… anyone…?” (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) The classroom is changing, evolving and developing in our understanding, curriculum standards, and expectations...

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...

The world ended, but we’re still here. 2020 certainly felt like the end of the world as the very fabric of our lives and communities was torn apart by the coronavirus, but here we are,...