“In writing, you must kill your darlings” –William Faulkner Over the last few years I have had a lot of success with…
Standard Issue(s): High Stakes Testing Concerns
Y’all! School is over! (I get to spend time with my family so I don’t feel even a little guilty…
UnEssay Project: Creative Production
In the Spring semester, in addition to my High School work, I will be teaching HIS205: American History through Pop…
Board Game Inspiration: Pandemic
Master Heebs (@MrHebertPE) has this really interesting tool in his classroom called a battleboard. It is a table in his…
WellPlayed #114 :Reflect, Renew, and Reboot
Mr. Matera invited me back on his WellPlayed Podcast this week and we talked about Reflecting, Renewing, or Rebooting a…
Game In Progress: 2019-20 Game Draft
I am taking a break from my SBG Journey to think a bit about a Class Game for next year.…
The Most Dangerous Writing App
A few weeks ago I came across the Website “The Most Dangerous Writing App” as I was scrolling through my…
My SBG Journey: my CORE DESIGN ELEMENTS
Next year I am going to implement Standards Based Grading and over the last few weeks I have written a…
Warriors Wanted: Do Video Games Help Promote Militarism?
“HEADSHOT!” The shout of joy from my 6 year old caught me by surprise. I’d been distractedly reading and his…
