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- In Memoriam, my best friend 2021/05/26
- Sharing Gratitude for Podcast Guest Appearances 2021/05/10
- Students at the Helm (for real) 2021/04/08
- Curiosity Saved My Life 2021/04/07
- Teaching Memo: Holocaust Education 7-Week Unit of Study 2021/04/06
- Teaching Memo: My EdWeek Opinion Article – Hybrid Teaching Dos and Don’ts 2021/04/06
- Teaching Memo: The Listicle Assignment (You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!) 2021/04/05
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Sharing Gratitude for Podcast Guest Appearances
I’m always game to talk about education – about pedagogical methods, about the “Why” behind what we do, how things might be changed for improvement, and anything else. Because I’ve been meeting less with my curriculum team and middle school … Continue reading
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Students at the Helm (for real)
[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
Curiosity Saved My Life
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
Teaching Memo: My EdWeek Opinion Article – Hybrid Teaching Dos and Don’ts
Recently, I asked some 6th graders, “How do our to-do lists compare with Ms. M.’s playlists?”
“Yours are awful, Mr. Capone,” came the unflinching reply.
I smiled. “OK. Tell me why.” Continue reading
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