It is my great pleasure to publish this weekly podcast that supplements my book "Hacking Engagement". Listen and get creative ideas on how to engage students tomorrow! Please visit my website: http://jamesalansturtevant.com/ And...for a cornucopia of teacher empowerment resources, visit: http://hacklearning.org/
One of my passions since the semi-return to normal instruction in hopefully the receding wake of COVID, is to retain successful aspects of virtual ins...
Imagine a high school girl from Texas deciding to venture to Denmark as an exchange student. Talk about a culture and a climate shock. I’m describing ...
I’m going to describe a student. I’ll bet you can picture one similar. This kid seems unenthused by many of the prompts and activities that are issued...
I think that every educator has heard the following, “I didn’t do well on this assessment because I have test anxiety.” The fact that every teacher ha...
I went to grade school in a small town. Our school was right on Main Street in the town center. A few of my most vivid memories were the brief class e...
The bubblefication of the United States is much written about and much talked about. We tend to live around, interact with, watch media outlets popula...
This seems like a totally incongruent title. How in the world can you use assessment to forge strong relationships with students? And yet in this epis...
The attack on the capitol should be a wakeup call for educators. We have a moral obligation to help students evaluate online sources. Perhaps through ...
I’ve always been fascinated as to how calamities, such as war, lead to innovations that benefit humankind long after the conflict abates. WWII, for ex...
The best thing about social media is that it keeps you connected with significant people. It’s kept me connected to many former students. I’m going to...