Logical Reasoning

How I spent 70 minutes defining mathematical justifications without doing any “math”

I wish you could have seen the look on my students’ faces when I told them that they wouldn’t have to do any “math” in the entire…

The Power of the Write-in

Creating accomplished writers and engaged learners

Imagine a classroom where class begins with ten minutes of silence every day. The only sound is that of pens or pencils traversing the paper. Students, every single one of…

How to Give a Shit

Thanks to the Greater Madison Writing Project, my eyes are reopened. The first leg of my educational journey, has been littered with assignments, acronyms (SLO, PDP, PLC, etc…), and avoidance. It has been easier to survive as a teacher for the last twenty years, by accepting the status quo. My…

Writing to Learn: An Agent for Exploration and Discovery

Game Design and Writing

Two Great Tastes that Taste Nearly Identical

Welcome back to my blog-shaped game! Now that you’re Level 2, I’d like to take a moment to talk about the difference between formative and summative activities and approaches to education, and where games fit in when…

RAMPING UP the LEARNING for all of us

How can the central learning space, the agora, the school…