Grand Challenges in Education

Medium Post #3 — Suicide

For my 3rd Medium Post, I have decided to focus it on the topic of suicide. This is a very sensitive topic to talk…

Electricity and the Classroom

Medium Post 1

In my education classes, I have found that one idea that constantly pops up is: How do I teach students about something without creating a project that belittles it? This idea came up again when I was reading the article…

Tech Coaches For Teachers (Google Docs + HemingwayApp

In this article, it is shown that some schools across the nation are hiring tech coaches to help train their teachers to be up-to-date with current technological standards. This is due to a divide between school inclusion of new…

Suicide and the Warrior Movement

Grand Challenges: Understanding the American Experience

Summary: The article I have chosen for Grand Challenges is about a boys basketball team in Arlee, Montana who has chosen to dedicate their 2018 State Championship to suicide prevention. It…

Posted Selfie with Skin Condition Flare Up

This article is from Health Fitness and is titled “This Woman Posted a Selfie When Her Skin Condition Was Flaring Up to Make a Powerful Point”. This powerful article written by Samantha Lauriello and it talks about the story of Aimee Gooden who has the…

IEFA connections to the Grand Challenges

From the Office of Public Instruction (OPI)in the state of Montana, there is a list of 7 essential understandings (7EU)regarding Montana Indians. One of those essential understandings is “History is a story most often related through the subjective experience…

School board’s sex-ed guideline for parents meant to clear up confusion

This article is about the controversial changes to the sex-ed curriculum in Toronto. The point of the changes isn’t to disregard any…