Project-Based Learning Kits: End-of-Year Capstone Projects for K-12 Students
#5 Top Blog of 2020 These project-based learning kits are great for distance learning, but can also be used as year-end capstone projects for in-person teaching.
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Chuck Yeager, First to Break the Sound Barrier, Dies at 97
Ask students: Why do you think Chuck Yeager rose to become such a prominent figure in American life? What did you find most impressive about Yeager’s life?
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Why Does The Trump Administration Want to Change Who Is Counted in the Census?
Ask students: Why do you think it’s important to get an accurate count of all people living in the United States?
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A Woman's Lifelong Compassion Serving Immigrant Students
One student says the DREAMers Center gives her a sense of belonging and that she really feels how much the people and teachers there want her to succeed.
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With a limited supply of vaccine doses coming soon, who gets it first?
Ask students: What is a vaccine and how does it work? Why do you think so many Americans are skeptical about taking the coronavirus vaccine?
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Dolly Parton: “A Force in American Life”
Ask students: What is something creative, like songwriting to Dolly Parton, that helps you cope with different aspects of life?
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How to Improve the Teacher of Color Pipeline? Ask Teachers of Color
How can we increase recruitment of teachers of color and create meaningful solutions to address a worsening systemic shortage?
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Adjusting to the New Normal
Top Blog of 2020: Honorable MentionYes, it’s a chaotic, demanding, uncertain, cringe-inducing tightrope walk. Yes, we are all swamped with fatigue. But it’s really just a new normal Tuesday.
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A Call for Anti-Racist Action to White Educators
A white educator discusses learning about, and committing to, anti-racist action, and what we can do as educators to support meaningful change.
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