It starts with story, develops through good questions, and culminates through projects, debates, simulations, and other authentic...

Good teaching is the ability to effectively develop in students the skills they need to succeed, and then inspire them to do the bulk of...

Last week, I talked about the need to teach students/children higher-order thinking skills. If you missed that article, you can find it...

I have been talking to teachers in public, private, and charter schools and they all say the same thing. Even now, three years after the...

If you didn’t know, Betty Cetas is my mother, so today I thought I would share the story behind her first picture book, Oscar and the...

Students will write a two-to-three-page, article for submission to a magazine, like National Geographic, to announce your discovery.

This week I will share part four of the Egyptian Project. If you missed the introduction to this project, you can find it here. Part two...

This week I will share part three of the Egyptian Project. If you missed the introduction to this project, you can find it here. Part two...

As promised last week, here is the second part of the Egyptian Project. If you missed the introduction to this project last week, you can...

When students are excited, or at least interested, in what they are learning the teacher’s job becomes infinitely easier.

History is often overlooked as many schools move to a more STEM-focused curriculum. What is being sacrificed and is there a danger in that?

I touched on the idea that stories are important for learning in our January 5th email when I explained why we look for stories that are...

There has been a lot in the news lately about plagiarism, so I thought I’d talk a little bit about what it is and how we can avoid it. On...

The New Year is always a time to reflect on the previous year and set goals for going forward. But before I do that, I have decided to go...

If you are ready for an adventure, check out this role-playing game, by self-described gaming geek, Chris Hanson. The following is from...

This month, I would like to highlight one of our authors. Betty Cetas is the author ofthe series Troll Tales and Other Stories from...