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Why I Don’t Do Field Trips

By Chris Wondra • May 16th, 2008 • Category: For Teachers, News, Quick Hits

Overnight field trips + Teens = Sex? You’d better believe it. And if you’re brave enough to supervise an overnighter, you’d better be ready to prevent it–or pay a price.



Boys vs Girls: “Facing” Facts

By Chris Wondra • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: For Teachers

Are girls really that much better at identifying faces than boys? Try this fun and easy game in your class to find out. You might be amazed at the results.



Because: The New Magic Word

By Chris Wondra • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: For Teachers

During my unit on persuasion, nobody gets to leave the room for any reason without, you know, being persuasive. There are lots of techniques a student can use. We go over them all in class. How could this possibly backfire on me?



Paradigm Shift Ahead: Learning Just Got Heroic.

By Chris Wondra • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: For Teachers

I started a Masters program this fall and have to tell you–it’s a blast. I’m learning so many cool things! Recently we were asked to revisit our “Philosophies of Education.” So I got to play around with this the other night.
I’ve mentioned stuff like this in passing before. But I’ve [...]



Is creativity as important as literacy?

By Chris Wondra • Apr 2nd, 2008 • Category: For Teachers

This winter I was introduced to TED talks a collection of speeches by today’s most intelligent people. The range of topics are fascinating so I strongly encourage anyone to check it out.
Anyway, one of the first speeches I heard/saw (because you can, if you choose, just download the sound without the video as a podcast) [...]