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Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year
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...
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Use Binary Number System to Guess A Number
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...
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Teachers’ Role in Promoting Social Acceptance
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...
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How did the pandemic change our perception of “change”
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...
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Art Education: Incorporating the Arts into the Social Studies Classroom
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...
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Polarizing Neutrality, a Historical Discussion
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...
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The 6 Academic Writing Assignments - And Assignment Sheets that Make Sense
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...
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Should we teach Tau instead of Pi?
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,...
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Student-Driven Learning in the Modern Classroom
“Anyone… anyone…?” (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) The classroom is changing, evolving and developing in our understanding, curriculum standards, and expectations...
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Should we use Textbooks in the History Classroom?
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...
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Do We Need to “Go Back to Normal” in September?
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,...
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Engagement Strategies: The Waterfall Chat
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to attend an excellent keynote speech from Douglas Fisher, a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and big wig in...
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