This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Cindy Shapiro. At the start of this school year, many teachers and students were entirely engaged in remote learning. With no shared history, building relationships became a greater challenge: how does a teacher connect with students in...
The closure of Google Expeditions at the end of June was a real disappointment for many teachers. Google has pushed Google Arts & Culture as the alternative to Expeditions, but it's just not the same. That's left a lot of people to look for more...
Last week I published a blog post outlining five things that students should know about using Google Scholar. One of those things is the option to search for U.S. Patent Office filings. When you locate a patent filing through Google Scholar you can read the details...
The Crash Course for Kids YouTube channel offers overviews of various topics including weather. Weathering and Erosion is the topic of one of the more recent releases on Crash Course for Kids. In the video students will see a comparison of Cape Cod's coastline in 1984 and...
Last week I wrote an explanation of why Google Books can be a helpful research tool for history students. In short, it helps students locate and search inside books without having to track down a physical copy of each book that they are interested in...
Superhero Science is a playlist of science lessons published by TED-Ed. The lessons in the playlist feature explanations of what would happen in various scenarios if you had superhero powers like flight, strength, and speed. Each lessons explains the mathematics and science of scenarios frequently...
PowerCert Animated Videos is a great YouTube channel that publishes clear and concise explanations of big concepts in computer hardware and networking. Over the last couple of years I regularly used the videos in EDpuzzle to create short introductory assignments for my students. Default...
This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Tricia Maher. When I first stepped into the high school classroom two decades ago, I — like many other new teachers — was fresh out of graduate school and eager to share my passion for literature. My...
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in July 2021… Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire (education) Raven Black, Ann Cleeves (mystery) The Passenger, Lisa Lutz (thriller) Transformation, Carol Berg (fantasy) Revelation, Carol Berg (fantasy) The Crown Conspiracy, Michael Sullivan (fantasy) Avempartha, Michael Sullivan (fantasy) Nyphron Rising, Michael Sullivan (fantasy) The Emerald Storm, Michael Sullivan...
