I teach, write and consult. I'm interested in the intersection of critical thinking, teaching and new technologies. Most of my career in education was as a public high school history teacher. I have also served as a K-12 Director, and Assistant Superintendent for Instruction. Currently, I teach future teachers using a PBL approach at the University of Portland.
My courses: Social Studies Methods and EdTech Methods.
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Soldiers’ Life on the Frontlines – WWI
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Equality on the Front, but What Waits at Home?
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Westward to Equality: Frontier Life and the Suffrage Movement
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American Reactions to the Vietnam War
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What Do You See: Visual Thinking Strategies in Action
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How I Turned My Class into an Edcamp
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Digital Storytelling with Sway
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Teachers: Find the Courage to Be Less Helpful
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Teachers, have the courage to be less helpful.
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A Taxonomy of Reflection: Critical Thinking For Students, Teachers, and Principals (Part 1)
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First Day of School? Here’s How to Get Students Thinking
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18 CCSS Literacy Strategies for Struggling Readers – Defining, Summarizing and Comparing
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The Four Negotiables of Student Centered Learning
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How to Teach Summarizing: A Critical Learning Skill for Students
Teach your students to be the historian in the classroom
Do you ever ask your students questions you don't know the answer to?
What meaningful career looks like filling out a worksheet?
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Why Johnny Can’t Search – a Response
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Test Prep – The Steroids of Student Achievement
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A Guide to Designing Effective Professional Development: Essential Questions for the Successful Staff Developer
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Teacher-Led PD: 11 Reasons Why You Should be Using Classroom Walk Throughs
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Looking at Student Work: Teacher Led Professional Development
