• Beyond Hat in Hand: Why Bipartisanship is Key to Effective Education Advocacy

    Advocating for education requires bipartisan engagement to expand impact and foster sustainable solutions for students.

  • Monthly Mindfulness: Colin Powell

    As we kick off February, teachers are moving past the reflect, reset, and rolling through the plan for the second half of the school year. The mid-year reset is a critical time for educators as they aim to get students back on track towards graduation or sustain ongoing success. One excellent resource for initiating change…

  • Chinese Lunar New Year

    Teaching on an A/B semester schedule means that students in my history classes won’t always have my class during the Lunar New Year events. So, today I decided to make a short post to show what I use for my Chinese New Year lesson; so that, you can use them during the next two weeks…

  • Movie Review: Stage, Screen, Spies, Skywalker

    This unit study explores American film and theater through key works, focusing on their historical context, themes, artistic techniques, and cultural impact.

  • TMIH Space Exploration: January

    January: January 3, 2019 – Chang’e 4 Lunar Landing: China’s Chang’e 4 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the far side of the moon, opening new possibilities for lunar exploration. January 27, 1967 – Apollo 1 Fire: A cabin fire during a pre-launch test killed three American astronauts, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and…

  • Creating Animated Backgrounds with Adobe Express

    The author transforms Zoom backgrounds using Adobe Express, creating personalized, AI-generated imagery and ambiance loop videos.