In my recently adopted US history class, we’re thinking about the price of colonization. After comparing and contrasting some before and after pics of New York, we’re painting our own unspoiled landscapes based on photographs found online. Thereafter we’re going to make lists of everything that we’d bring along with us to start new colonies. [...]
If we can teach kids to make fun learning games (fun can indeed be measured, and learning can indeed be fun), then we’ll be helping them create experiential learning opportunities for others that have characteristics of narrative (plot, characterization) and informational texts (GUI, games manuals), as well as scripted expository texts that rely heavily on [...]
Next week I facilitate a discussion of arts-infused curriculum at my school. In November I join my coworkers in presenting our school’s work to an audience of colleagues from within our division. To prepare for both conversations, I’m asking myself, “What is arts-infusion?” and “What is not arts-infusion?”
In planning for next week, I’ve been a [...]
Virginia Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson visited my school today to see it in operation and speak with division personnel, school leaders, and teachers about how we can work together to met students’ needs. I appreciated the visit, the attention to our school, and the time we spent talking as a group about how [...]
Chad teaches humanities at a charter school and blogs on reforming classroom practice and democratic education.
