Revolutionize Education

This blog is dedicated to teachers as lifelong learners that are always seeking new ways to improve their teaching through strategies and technologies. I promote these ideas and books that bring about them here at Revolutionize Education.

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Any interesting ideas out there for teaching about Napoleon Bonaparte?

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Follow me on Twitter @jglo170

I don't post enough here anymore... Twitter is more fun...

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Science: The teenage brain isn't fully functional until 11:30 AM

School 1: Let's start school at 7:30

Science: But...

School 2: Ya 7 sounds good

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The history that you learn in school depends on which political party is in power in your district. Even college presidents are trying to control which version of History young people are allowed to learn.

People can say what they like about Medievalpoc “pushing an agenda”. My point? There...

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Another way to present the 9 types of intelligence as exemplified by my How Do We Measure Intelligence post.

The basic idea is that different people are good at different things. These 9 probably don’t cover the wide range of smarts we all possess, but it’s a start.

As Albert Einstein said, ”Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

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US colleges are paying their presidents like CEOs and treating students like customers, using their tuition to foot the bill.

It’s a broken system.

gifs via Jeremy Johnstone/Ivory Tower

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Why I Let My Students Argue for Their Grades - A.J. Juliani

I sensed the anticipation as soon as I entered the classroom. Groups of students were huddled together flipping through notes and documentation. A few were going back and forth about what they were going to say. As I headed to the whiteboard a hush fell over the room and one student asked, “do we get …

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Any ideas or strategies for teaching the OJ Simpson trials?

I want to tie it into my discussion on civil vs. criminal cases...

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Any ideas for activities or anything when teaching the Protestant Reformation?

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Technology Can Make An Impact!, a project from Mr. G.

My students need a few tablet computers to aid in classroom activities and flipped learning. My students are lacking when it comes to technology in the classroom. They need a chance to be able to research and learn without fighting for a computer lab. My students are amazingly talented...

Help my new classroom get some technology!  We're lacking pretty much anything and I'd like a few tablets to make a difference.  Enter the code INSPIRE to double your donation!  

If you can't donate, reblog to help me out!

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"To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom." .. (Bertrand Russell)

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Any resources or activities for teaching criminal law?

Specifically working on the criminal justice system unit and then the causes of crimes...and struggling as I've never taught this before!

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It’s kind of heartbreaking because how do you explain to a five-year-old that he is being turned away because of what he believes in, because of his religion, because of what’s part of him. How do you explain that to him?

A Navajo kindergartner was sent home from school over his religious hair  (via micdotcom)

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White people in a non Euro centric history class

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2014 EdCamp Wausau/WCSS

More details coming soon!  Event will be open to all teachers to come and share and learn!

Join me and other Wisconsin educators and social studies educators at EdCamp Wausau/Social Studies in Central Wisconsin in October!

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every drawing book ever