We are finishing up my 1st semester using Standards Based Grading and boy was it a learning experience. Here are … More
Category: game inspired design
Mandolorian vs Star Wars Sequels: Begin with the End in Mind
I was listening to Chris Ryan and Sean Fenessey on The Watch podcast as the were talking about the Disney+ … More
2020 24 Hours to Go: The Ramones Inspired Classroom
This is post is not really about anything. I just wanted to get my 2020 pun headline out early! Here … More
Skechers and Hard Lessons Learned
I was reminded of this story as I was finishing my Post on Star Wars and Consequences. A little over … More
Spoilers: Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker (and the Fall of Consequences)
I took my boys to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this week. Since The Force Awakens came out … More
The Illusion of Accuracy: SBG & Content Tiers
I’m a fan of the Bill Simmons’ The Ringer podcast network. Simmons is an interesting sports personality and he always … More
My SBG Journey: Creating a Major Project Rubric
Next year South Carolina will be transitioning to a new set of Social Studies Standards that will be focused on … More
Roleplay Safe Words: The Blurry Line in Classroom Simulations
Sorry for the cheeky clickbait headline but (1) I think this a pretty important topic and (2) I hope readers … More
Adding Theme to Class Signs: A Quick Google Drawing Trick
While playing around with creating a points tracking system for my classroom game I stumbled onto a pretty cool trick … More
