Today’s video in a nutshell: All of my Prezi-based lessons have been updated to include a Google Drive and PDF…
Prezi
Alert! Alert! Your Prezi Links are Broken!
If you use the online version of Prezi slide decks (like this one), please check to make sure the links…
Teacher Hack (or, This One’s for Eunice)
Things were truckin’ along nicely during first period this morning when I realized I hadn’t yet sliced up my sonnet…
A Ray (Bradbury) of Hope
If you teach Fahrenheit 451, you might be interested to know that I just posted three great tools that’ll make…
An Experiment in Human Cloning
Okay, so I had a crazy idea. I was set this week to introduce my freshmen to the Hero’s Journey,…
Back to School Night = Speed Dating?
You want to look good. You have only a few minutes to make a great first impression. And you’re being…
Fill the Toolbox
Common Core is in love with argumentation. Thumb through the CCSS and you’ll see that wily little Argument knocked out…
Fallacies of Argumentation (Spock to the Hand)
We all know that teens love to argue. Give ‘em the right topic and the room’s temperature will rise as…
Good Writing Can Come in Small Packages
Micro Fiction – Flash Fiction – Two-Sentence Stories – Sudden Fiction – Twitter Tales Whatever you want to call them,…
Visually Dynamic Overviews Pique Students’ Interest
Before teaching the five major movements of American literature, it’s important to hook students’ attention with a visual summary of…