If you don’t know what a Document Based Question (DBQ) is, you should. DBQs are collections of primary sources that lead up to a main idea. After a class studies a set of primary sources, they formulate that main argument and support it. For instance, earlier in the year my students studied why so many … Continue reading
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney My students adored our recent Traditional Literature unit. We read tall tales, fables, Greek myths, and of course we read fairytales. We spent some time reading Cinderella tales from all … Continue reading
“Never do anything for a student that he is capable of doing for himself. If you do you, you’ll make him an educational cripple…a pedagogical paraplegic.” – Howard Hendricks It has taken me a few years in the education profession to feel as if I am able to reach out to all of my kids. Teachers … Continue reading
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand” – Albert Einstein How many skills or lessons have you taught this year that you wish you could have just taught via osmosis? How many lessons or facts have you flown through that you ask students to repeat and regurgitate in preparation for state testing? I … Continue reading
