EARTH DAY! Earth Day is upon us and each year it becomes more imperative that we celebrate Mother Earth and all of her bounty. And what better way to celebrate than to educate? Whether you are…
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Tips and Tricks for Distance Learning
Preparing for distance learning can feel overwhelming and seem impossibly complex, but it doesn’t have to be. I, along with every other instructor across the globe, am tasked with creating and delivering instruction completely online,…
Know Thyself and Know How to Teach It
What does it mean to know oneself? How does one become self-aware? Furthermore, how do you teach it? The search for who we are and what makes us “us” is almost a right of passage…
How Drawing Can Improve Learning
How Drawing Can Improve Learning Are you a doodler? Have you ever been reprimanded by your teacher to ‘pay attention and quit doodling’ during class? If you have, turns out, your teacher had it all…
How to Teach Self-Awareness
Know Thyself and Know How to Teach It What does it mean to know oneself? How does one become self-aware? Furthermore, how do you teach it? The search for who we are and what makes…
Hey, Doodle, Doodle, Let’s Review: The Hate U Give
Hey, Doodle, Doodle, Let’s Review: The Hate U Give If you’re an educator, you almost certainly have utilized Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning in your pedagogy. As such, you may at times, like…
Using Major Court Cases to Teach Social Justice
Using Major Court Cases to Teach Social Justice Social justice, or rather social injustice, has been the topic on every news channel, website, and everywhere on social media. And for good reason. Recent events surrounding…
Is Closure in the Purview of the Law?
Is Closure in the Purview of the Law? In other words, can the legal system provide closure to victims and/or victims’ families? That is the question addressed in my Emmett Till Dilemma One Sheet activity. …
Dilemma One Sheet #2
Dilemma One Sheet #2 Is Killing One Child to Save Another Morally Permissible? Is killing one child to save another morally permissible? We know murder is wrong, but what if it is to save another…