Jul 18, 2018 | Kerrie Childress, Rigorous Courses, Uncategorized
Why are hands-on labs so important? What can a student learn from this approach? My favorite part of teaching science classes is performing labs. Experiments allow students to learn the material in a different way and for many students a better, more fun way. The goal...
Jul 12, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Susan Eggers
The Beauty of the Timeline for History and Geography Projects When we study history, typically we move chronologically, discussing different topics and regions. It can be difficult to see the “big picture” of how events occur at about the same time across the world....
Jun 28, 2018 | Engaging Education, Jess Woods
As an English teacher, you will never hear me discredit the merit of writing a good analysis paper. There’s something magical about formulating a well-tuned claim and finding the precise evidence and wording to effectively articulate and support the claim. That being...
Jun 18, 2018 | Debbie Stokes, Online Homeschool
Starting the DNA unit in biology each year in November is one of my favorite times of the school year! We start with a little introduction song to get us pumped up and also learn that the basic function of DNA is, well, to make protein! If you’re not sure about that,...
Jun 11, 2018 | Engaging Education, Melisa Kaiser
Prior to SketchUp, “friendly and forgiving” were not words that came anywhere near a conversation about 3D modeling software. Architecture students would spend semesters of their lives in classes solely dedicated to demystifying a computer program that would turn...
