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How’d I Miss Ed Sheeran Singing About How School and Home Differ on Sesame Street?
How’d I Miss Ed Sheeran Singing About How School and Home Differ on Sesame Street?
You gotta love this music video of Ed Sheeran leading the Sesame Street crew in a song about the differences…
Words that End with “-uck”? This Kid Handled the Obvious One with Aplomb
Words that End with “-uck”? This Kid Handled the Obvious One with Aplomb
Well played elementary school student whom I hope to teach one day. Well played indeed. Yet another reason I love…
Drink and Learn: The Fine Pedagogy of Wine Folly
Drink and Learn: The Fine Pedagogy of Wine Folly
I am blown away by how well the team at Wine Folly help the broader world learn about wine. Honestly.…
Clearly There is a Preferred Place in Which to Watch this History of Toilets
Clearly There is a Preferred Place in Which to Watch this History of Toilets
There really is so much to learn in this world. This particular topic wasn’t on my list. Butt now it…
Is TV to Blame for Older People—Not Youth—Falling for Fake News? A Study Suggests Yes
Is TV to Blame for Older People—Not Youth—Falling for Fake News? A Study Suggests Yes
Now THIS is interesting. Could it be that unpacking fake news has a generational element to it we often gloss…
Princess Bride Temporary Tattoos are a Thing!
Princess Bride Temporary Tattoos are a Thing!
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to DYE! I’ll wait for the eye rolls to…
If Learning Requires Risk and Failure, then Perhaps We Need a Museum of Failure. Oh, This Guy’s Got One
If Learning Requires Risk and Failure, then Perhaps We Need a Museum of Failure. Oh, This Guy’s Got One
I once wrote about the difference between inquiry and query. Inquiry is about posing authentic questions without any real understanding…
Unsure How To Explicate a Text? Let T.I. Explain It Perfectly
Unsure How To Explicate a Text? Let T.I. Explain It Perfectly
Analyzing texts is a core skill in school and life. But can be really difficult for students and teachers get…
Stop Thinking So Much and Buy the Coffee Mug Thou Always Wanted
Stop Thinking So Much and Buy the Coffee Mug Thou Always Wanted
When’s the last time you bought something just for yourself, something that would warm your literary heart (and mouth)? I…
Is the Teaching at Hogwarts Culturally-Responsive? Decide Who Wins the Ladson-Billings Cup!
Is the Teaching at Hogwarts Culturally-Responsive? Decide Who Wins the Ladson-Billings Cup!
What would happen if education icon Gloria Ladson-Billings went to Hogwarts and evaluated the professors in terms of culturally-responsive pedagogy?…
What the “I’m Telling FAFSA” Trend on Twitter Says about Higher Education
What the “I’m Telling FAFSA” Trend on Twitter Says about Higher Education
You might have seen the hashtag #imtellingfafsa trending lately. FAFSA, a free application for federal student aid, is the form…
What Schools Can Learn from Lyft
What Schools Can Learn from Lyft
Lyft, the car-ride service, is putting their money where their values are. Ahead of the mid-terms elections, they are offering…
Quit Your Job Because the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Education Department is Hiring
Quit Your Job Because the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Education Department is Hiring
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is hiring educators, it’s time to momentarily imagining what you would do…
Gotta Love These Funny Test Fails
Gotta Love These Funny Test Fails
This list of hilarious wrong answers on tests says as much to me about the inadequacies of traditional assessment practices…
A Reminder from Seamus Heaney as to What Matters
A Reminder from Seamus Heaney as to What Matters
You now know that there is a Twitter account that messages excerpts from Heaney’s poetry everyday. Here’s one on the…
Get Out the Fun-Tak! PBS Made Literary Travel Posters
Get Out the Fun-Tak! PBS Made Literary Travel Posters
You know what they say about reading taking you places. Well, when PBS held their Great American Read event this…