Category Archives: Education

Students at the Helm (for real)

Posted on 2021/04/08 by Steve Capone

[I]n Humanities, we had some academic goals focused on the stages of the writing process that could be achieved through a few different content avenues. So, I polled the students… Continue reading →

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Curiosity Saved My Life

Posted on 2021/04/07 by Steve Capone

I think a lot about privilege. White privilege. Male privilege. Hetero/straight/binary privilege. I’ve got privilege coming out of my ears. One of the many privileges from which I’ve benefitted has been a family that drove and fed my curiosity from … Continue reading →

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Teaching Memo: Holocaust Education 7-Week Unit of Study

Posted on 2021/04/06 by Steve Capone

“So here it is – I’ve built this unit. It’s the plan I bring with me into a 7-week course on the Holocaust with my current sixth graders…” Continue reading →

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Teaching Memo – Hybrid Teaching: Dos and Don’ts (that didn’t make the cut)

Posted on 2021/03/02 by Steve Capone

Need some tips on teaching concurrently / in a hybrid model? Here are some dos and don’ts for how to succeed at teaching remote and in-person students simultaneously. Continue reading →

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Three Part Series on Story Structure

Posted on 2020/09/11 by Steve Capone

Okay, so this isn’t profound, brand new, or whatever. But it’s solid stuff, and I created it on the fly this week for students working from home. I thought maybe other folks – parents working with their students at home, … Continue reading →

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