Canva: A Fun Way to Assess Student Achievement

Canva: A Fun Way to Assess Student Achievement

Projects and presentations ultimately assess student learning. There are many good resources out there for presentations in history. As I mentioned in 10 Elements for Teaching History, resources like Prezi and Youtube are fun and stimulating for students. The free...

Pi: Meaning or Message?

What is Pi? Is there a pattern? I came across this interesting page where the author tried to turn Pi into an image using binary. Here is the 2D version. And the 3D version: (download here: pi_turn_movie) Is it a Fractal of sorts? It looks amazingly like a 9th...

Twilight Zone Worldview Lessons

Using THESE videos, you can prepare your students for the big ideas they will face in life. These lesson plans address the Christian worldview versus the status-quo worldview.

Tips for Teaching Kids to Write Their Own Stories

As an author myself, I find the task of planning, writing, and editing a story challenging. How much more so for kids when they are told to write a story. “What am I supposed to do, Teacher?” they ask. Then they give you what they wrote. Sometimes the...