As regular readers know, I teach an International Baccalaureate “Theory of Knowledge” class. Our school structures our IB program a bit differently from many others by having a whole lot of students take individual IB classes...
Read MoreHere’s the latest in my mid-year“The Best…” posts…. You might also be interested in: The Best Videos For Educators In 2012 — Part Two The Best Videos For Educators In 2012 — Part One The Best Videos For Educators In 2011 Part...
Read MoreI teach lessons about “naming” in several of my classes. In Theory Of Knowledge, students examine the history of their names in the context of studying language. In ESL, it’s a great high-interest topic for...
Read MoreFrom Storycorps at NPR: On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to...
Read MoreNPR’s Story Corps shared a moving story today called Decades Later, Student Finds Teacher To Say ‘Thank You’. In it, a student from 1958 tells how he tracked down a teacher (also part of the broadcast) who...
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