Interview: Teaching Trauma-Informed Practices with Bethlehem Area School DistrictAt Pear Deck, a source of inspiration is seeing what innovative classroom teachers and school leaders are sharing on social media. This…Mar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
New Social-Emotional Learning TemplatesThe world of high-stakes testing has, as we know, taken the focus away from the softer skills that we know are so important.Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
Allowing Creativity to Flourish in the ClassroomWhen I was young, I didn’t think of myself as a creative person. I was a terrible drawer and was continually disappointed by my art class…Feb 20, 2019Feb 20, 2019
Celebrating Students with Pear DeckTeaching a classroom full of people is a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, there’s safety in numbers; being part of a group can…Feb 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019
Go Big or Go Home! How One Texas School District Implemented Be Internet AwesomeReal-world best practices from Southwest Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas.Feb 6, 2019Feb 6, 2019
New Math Templates with Stacey RoshanOne of the things Pear Deck does, and does really well, is help you think about how to frame different questions — and provide you the…Jan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Teaching Beyond the Test: Inspiration, Inquiry and the IndividualWe enter the teaching profession not to get rich, not to be famous, nor to build cogs in a machine. We enter the teaching profession with…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
Prepear to Share!As every educator knows, great teaching is a collaborative effort. Sharing knowledge, ideas, and content with fellow teachers is an…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
Teaching Resolutions for 2019The notion of a New Year’s resolution can feel incongruous in a profession like education where a “new year” starts in August or September…Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
More Ways to Ruin a Snow Day with Pear DeckIt’s been nearly a year since I confessed my distaste for winter and proposed a plot to overthrow snow days using Pear Deck, and my icy…Dec 19, 2018Dec 19, 2018
