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Seasonal Spookiness

Seasonal Spookiness

Seasonal Spookiness Chilly breezes, fallen leaves, pumpkins—these are the signs of fall. Another staple of the season is the spookiness of Halloween. If you’re like me and enjoy incorporating a little seasonal spookiness into your class curriculum, here are eight ways to do so: Crowded Cemetery In this whole class game, students build a spooky cemetery and fill it to the brim with tombstones, black cats, jack-o-lanterns, bats, spiderwebs, and, of course, ghosts. But they must build wisely! The more crowded their cemetery grows, the more important every decision becomes. Some items only score points in certain arrangements or by touching other items. Design your cemetery...

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part III: How to Resist

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part III: How to Resist

By resisting A.I. and its influence on your students’ communication skills, you are doing your part to protect the future of the human voice. Here's how you do it!

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part II: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Voice

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part II: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Voice

Did you miss Part I? It is here. Every case starts with a mystery–or in our case, a question: Why do we teach writing? Is it because students will need to know how to write in college? So they can get a good job? Or is it something deeper?” The reason I teach writing–and why I enjoy reading my students’ writing–is because it is an expression of their thoughts. It’s a glimpse into their mind. Their soul. When my students write, I can hear their words expressing their ideas. Is it perfect? No, but even when writing is broken and...

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Give Barbie a Mythic Makeover: A New Creative Project

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Give Barbie a Mythic Makeover: A New Creative Project

When I first started teaching Mythology, I had the wacky idea of asking students to design a Barbie doll based on a female character from Greek mythology. Something about it seemed funny–contrasting the sugary sweetness of Barbie with the dark, unsettling world of myth

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part I: Nothing New Under the Sun

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The A.I.-Resistant Classroom, Part I:  Nothing New Under the Sun

I am building an A.I.-resistant classroom. I’ve been told that it’s impossible to completely “A.I.-proof” my classroom, but I accept the challenge to resist it as much as possible. I want my students to use their own thoughts, write their own words, make their own mistakes, and become better human beings in the process.

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