Welcome! Teach It Out is an educational blog focused on inspiring and encouraging educators to teach curriculum content outside of the classroom. We focus on ways to make learning come alive through experiential practices that can be utilized by teachers and caregivers.
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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When I started writing about teaching kids outside the walls of the classroom, there were two current circumstances that I never anticipated. The complexity of there being little to no formal classroom to teach out of, and the inability to
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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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As any new school year begins, teacher brains begin turning and grappling with the many important goals that can quickly feel overwhelming. How can we simultaneously build trust and care within our student and school community while also teaching about
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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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I always thought my path to teaching was unique. I had two majors in my undergrad years in Syracuse, neither of which involved education of any kind. After graduation, armed with my degrees in tv/radio/film and philosophy, I worked in
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Welcome to Teach It Out, a blog dedicated to encouraging teachers, families and educators to teach outside the classroom walls and to bring the outside world into their learning spaces. We believe that the most engaging and effective teaching happens when content is
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