I just added a new lesson to my Teacher’s Toolbox page. I started this page because there are good lessons that I am willing to share. We can all use a good idea now and then. The new lesson: Three…
Thinking again about poetry
Thanks, in particular, to Poets.org, National Poetry Month is an easy thing for teachers to add to their curriculum or school culture. It’s not always easy to get students to see value in poems, but if they can like a…
How do you pronounce?
Here’s a very cool site that everyone will need at some point in their life: howjsay . Just type in a word and click submit. I used it to verify a couple of AP vocabulary words that I thought I…
How to Keep Kids Engaged in Class | Edutopia
Teaching is about engaging students in meaningful activities so they can learn something relevant and important. It’s not about preaching from the pulpit like it might have been in earlier eras, where children were meant to sit quietly and absorb…
Out with textbooks, in with Shmoop
In the past week, I was asked to take a look at and promote two educational websites. Getting the word out about their wares may be best achieved through word of blog. I am happy to give them some press…
A new look for an old site
New site design & function! I have been wanting a format that is easier to edit, interactive, and fresher. I tried various CMS, but didn’t really need all that they offered. Plus, to tell the truth, they were hard to…