I can still remember everything that happened when the terrible tragedy of 9/11 happened. I was teaching high school mathematics, and one of my students, who had used the restroom pass, walked back in the classroom telling us that a plane hit one of the Twin Towers. Without knowing what was really happening, I kept... Continue Reading →
Putting the “Real” in “Relevant”
A few years ago, I observed an English Language Arts teacher and her students in a 9th grade classroom. The students were just finishing a unit on poems, and the teacher surprised them by handing out small books bound with their poems as a classroom set. The teacher was excited to share this with them... Continue Reading →