Two weeks ago I took a professional development day to attend an all-day workshop at Full Sail University, a college focusing on digital media and film production. The workshop I attended focused on bringing in digital media projects into the classroom. Now most of the workshop was wayyyy over my head (I can't even use [...]
Tag: high school
End of Quarter 1 Reflections
The first quarter of the 2018-2019 school year has just ended. Students have finished their quarter exams and all grades are posted: some students are cheering, some are crying... How has this Quarter gone? Well, it has been interesting. I started off with 4 Humanities I honors classes and 2 AP World History classes, a [...]
Rice Krispie Stonehenge
*Disclaimer: I probably wouldn't do this activity with an AP Art History class because it would take up too much time, but if you have a day to kill and want to get your hands dirty (literally), then go for it! If you want other options to teaching Stonehenge check out a dedicated blog post [...]
My Reflections on Year 5 of Teaching
First off, WHHHHATTT!? This is my 5th year teaching and I find that crazy. Maybe it's because every year I seem to get a brand new class so I'm always learning; as frustrating as that is, I'm sure in the long run it's better for me (blah blah blah). In my five years teaching I [...]
Employing Different Teaching Methods in Humanities
I have a lot, and I mean A LOT, of flexibility in Humanities (my standards are super vague, for example I have to teach "art of diverse cultures"...check!). This can be so freeing especially in an educational climate that is choking so many good teachers into robotic instruction, however the downside of it can be [...]
