I find myself in a lot of conversations on 21st Century skills — the things our students will need to know to compete in the global marketplace in the 21st century. The thing that strikes me about these conversations is how few of the people in them actually compete in… Continue reading
Many teachers have a favorite Back to School Lesson Plan to kick off the new school year. Heather McDonnell from Walter Turnbow Elementary suggested an unusual one. She studies skylines. Heather’s mission, she says, is “to bring the world to my classroom.” So she uses the Dr. Seuss bookOh,… Continue reading
For Earth Day, we certainly want to teach the three Rs: reduce, re-use, recycle. Unfortunately, many schools only actually do the third of these. We’ve gotten pretty good about recycling our paper and we’re proud of our can drives, but there are ways we can do more. Here are… Continue reading
