Jul 23, 2018 | Becky Frank, Engaging Education
Diving Deep: Exploring Key Moments in United States History Even though the United States is only 242 years old, its history is very rich. It is impossible for any teacher to expose students to every aspect of American History in a one-year course. In order to give...
Jun 28, 2018 | Engaging Education, Jess Woods
Unlocking Literary Depth: The Power of Creative Projects As an English teacher, you will never hear me discredit the merit of writing a good analysis paper. There’s something magical about formulating a well-tuned claim and finding the precise evidence and wording to...
Jun 11, 2018 | Engaging Education, Melisa Kaiser
Prior to SketchUp, “friendly and forgiving” were not words that came anywhere near a conversation about 3D modeling software. Architecture students would spend semesters of their lives in classes solely dedicated to demystifying a computer program that would turn...
Jun 4, 2018 | Engaging Education, Jenny Cutler
In English II: World Literature, we span history and culture to get a glimpse of lives very different than our own. Ruta Sepetys’ work Between Shades of Gray is the story of a sixteen year old girl from Lithuania who is exiled with her family to Siberia under Joseph...
May 17, 2018 | Diana Lamolinara, Engaging Education, Uncategorized
In my live classes, we speak Spanish, recite Bible verses and read stories in Spanish, and learn Spanish grammar using a variety of activities. Outside of class, students are assigned written and listening comprehension homework to practice the skills they are...
Apr 9, 2018 | Engaging Education, Jess Woods
If your student complains about studying poetry, rest assured that you are not alone! Of the various elements of literature that I teach, the one that undoubtedly is met with the most skepticism is poetry. I am never surprised, but I am always a little sad to see that...
