Best Practices: Math Decks

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. 
— Albert Einstein

Power Struggles in the Classroom

When I was growing up, I knew a kid who had a real hard time staying in his seat. He would wander…

Addressing Diverse Student Needs Using Pear Deck Student-Pace

with Stacey Roshan

Teaching Introverts and Shy Students

Our culture made a virtue of living only as extroverts. We discouraged the inner journey, the…

Best Practices: Drawing Slides

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.
— Henri Matisse

The Importance of Autonomy

The final outcome of a course is usually a grade. Over time the grade has become the goal. But the real goal is…

“I Can’t Do It”

Understanding Discouraged Students

Building Empathy

…maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that…

Best Practices: Web Slides

Sites need to be able to interact in one single, universal space.
 — Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide…

Introducing Classroom Climate

Students are complex individuals with unique personalities, circumstances, and experiences that they bring…