It's no secret that the number of random holidays celebrated these days are...perhaps, excessive? Love bacon? There's a holiday for that. Left-handed? We celebrate that. There are even Hug a…
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For 10 years, I taught mathematics in grades 7-10. When most people hear me say that, if they aren’t an educator themselves, they say, “Wow, you’re so brave!” or something…
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I have a pretty interesting job, one I didn’t even know existed until grad school. My coworkers come to me with questions, and then I go find the answers. OK,…
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When I was a child, I dreamed of one day becoming a firefighter or doctor. When I realized, however, that meant facing actual flames or blood and germs, I quickly…
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One of the most crucial mistakes an educator can make is to assume students already have the needed background to learn what is next. The way to ensure this doesn’t…
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“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” - Theodore Roosevelt By now, you may have taken an online course and discovered the challenge…
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Original artwork from StrongMind's British Literature course Yes, absolutely! Not only can creativity be taught, it should be. It’s considered one of the most important soft skills today's students…
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The International Society for Technology (ISTE) is a non-profit that "help(s) educators around the world use technology to solve tough problems in education." The company is probably best known for…
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When we design with the end in mind, everyone wins. That’s the basic idea behind backward design, right? Some people hear that phrase, though, and think, ‘are we just teaching…
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There's a certain popular rap song that we feel is quite applicable to our current mood. It goes something like this: "All (we) do is win win win, no matter…
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