On Wednesdays we take a deep dive into wonderful classroom best practices from around the world.
Dr. Nneka McGee says that quantum computing today is where AI was nine years ago. So, she’s learned how to teach superposition and entanglement to five-year-olds with a penny and …
Math fact fluency doesn’t come from speed drills. Jennifer Bay-Williams and Gina Kling explain why timed tests need to go, share the card games that build real fluency, and point …
Worried students are using AI to do the work for them? Dr. Nancy Frey shares what to assign, what to collect, and what to teach students to verify. Plus, why …
Her students secretly nominated her for NH Teacher of the Year. Megan Philbrook shares project-based social studies ideas students never forget — student-filmed history plays, Revolution podcasts, and civic engagement …
Sparking curiosity starts with a real teacher. STEM educator Brandie Wright shares the ISTE story people assumed was AI — and why human connection still wins in the age of …
Experiential learning through travel changes students for good. Denver science and CTE teacher Angela Cannava shares how curriculum-aligned trips to Great Britain and Belize transformed her students — and how …
Moviemaking in the classroom isn’t an end-of-year reward — it’s a day-one strategy. Jessica Pack, 2014 California Teacher of the Year, shares her first-two-weeks plan, Adobe Express generative-AI projects, and …
Four STEM teachers took their students on trips that changed everything — Panama, London, Boston, DC. When kids do real science in a real place, they start asking: could I …
What does real world STEM education look like in a high school where students run actual manufacturing contracts, intern at MIT, and earn AI ethics fluency? Joe Fatheree and Dr. …
Discover brain-friendly reading strategies that boost literacy outcomes. Malia Hollowell shares science-backed techniques for sight words, dyslexia support, and word ladders—with 95% of students able to read by end of …
