In an attempt to match Marjorie’s “math-madness,” this is how I would express Marjorie’s Series, Behind the Brackets as a mathematical equation: Basketball in March + Multidisciplinary Approach to Subject [Math] x Quick Response to Current Event = [Math] Magic Whether that computes with you or you need to check the back of the book, …
Like most educators swimming on Belouga, I’ll never forget the first time I met, Drew Crismon. It was a balmy February morning in St. Louis, Missouri at EdCampSTL where I was facilitating a session on Curiosity-Based Learning. Drew wasn’t just raising his hand, he was raising his hand like his pants were lit every time …
As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, whenever I hear the term, “multi-level class,” my brain does one of those faulty autocorrects turning “level” into “resource.” For starters, schools in the country where I served were so under resourced, it was difficult to even determine levels. I was told my classes were grouped into differing levels …
A few years ago, my career transitioned from one of spending most of my time in a classroom to one spent primarily on an airplane. While this has been quite a change, I am fascinated by how many similarities I continue to encounter and how the same frustrations I find as a teacher, I find …
When you’re a teacher, waking up feeling like you lost an hour happens more than once every spring for daylight savings. I was inspired at an EdCamp recently where I met dozens of educators fired up about curiosity and how important it is to bring more of it into their day-to-day learning experiences. At the …