I have been a student, a teacher, and the parent of a student. My family has earned degrees which range from business to education to […]
Category: Instructional Design
A Devotion: I Corinthians 13
This verse has been on my mind recently. I was once asked to write my Philosophy of Education. It was embarrassingly slick w/ lots of […]
Frank Lloyd Wright Unit Study
From my youngest days, I always wanted to be an architect. I let someone talk me into engineering school while in high school. No offense […]
Dr Joe Vigil and the Measure of a Man
In my family, I doubt there is a person who has had more influence on our family’s running practices and athletic philosophy than Joe Vigil. […]
Every Student Needs a Clean Slate w/ Each New Year
One year as a young teacher, I had a family who had been somewhat difficult to deal with the previous year. I mentioned to my […]
The Feuerstein Method and the Power of Teaching Thinking
If there is a common theme in this blog, it is innovation. Part of the goal of this blog is to go past what we […]
How To Choose Topics for Writing in Literacy
I did not like writing when I was growing up. Diagramming sentences was a foreign language to me, and I had to do a lot […]
The Masterpieces of the MoMA Part II: A Starry Night and a 5-Story Tapestry
Masterpiece. When one hears that word, it speaks of greatness. An original. Something so remarkable that it is set apart for generations to see. When […]
The MoMA: Museum of Modern Art Part I
Back on task! As I noted in the first NYC article, we need to have our students in mind when we have great experiences. Take […]
NYC’s Central Park
We recently took a trip to New York City. Those of you who know us, know that the Mountain West is where we usually like […]