Ok, here’s how it starts… Two elementary school teachers are driving down the highway. One in the driver’s seat, the other in the passenger’s seat. This story doesn’t end with a punchline, a tag line or a moral of the
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Although this blog often focuses on ways to teach outside of the learning space, we will regularly also note ways that you can bring the outside world in. The new school year is here. One of my best friends firmly
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As word of the coronavirus’ spread from one nation to another began to circulate in the news, our 2019-2020 school year was in its glory days. Many teachers, myself included, often note that it can take months for a classroom
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In my current events posts, I’ll be documenting current, ongoing studies in classrooms around the country that are focusing on teaching students using their community and outside resources. Our first installments, unsurprisingly, highlight some of the field visits that I’ve
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The main focus of this blog will be the ways that teachers in any classroom in any community can begin to take students out of the classroom to learn in their neighborhood and town. This includes educators teaching from a
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