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May 12, 2020 A Little Grace

It is midnight as I write this. My 5 year old daughter has just fallen asleep for the second time…

March 8, 2020 Needed Everywhere and Nowhere

I’m fresh off the events of the MSTA conference (Michigan Science Teachers Association) in Lansing. The conference is a highlight for us at the VAEI,…

March 4, 2020 Punishment vs. Discipline: Taking Constructive Action

I think many people have this idealized image of the American classroom. It’s a place full of curious students and passionate educators. A place where…

March 1, 2020 Coffee Shop Classrooms

I love coffee shops. I don’t even like coffee that much, and yet, I love coffee shops. Everything about a coffee shop is designed to…

February 20, 2020 The Liquid Curriculum

You’ve got a lesson you want to teach but you’re looking for a great resource. Something thought-provoking, but conceptually accessible. There’s a zone…

February 18, 2020 You Always Show Up

My youngest daughter plays futsal. Never heard of it? That’s alright, neither had I until she started playing. Essentially, it’s indoor soccer – picture soccer…

February 16, 2020 Where the Wild Things Learn

Humans are born curious and inquisitive. We’re also born into a world that is chaotic, unpredictable, and wild. Yet for some reason, once children enter…

February 11, 2020 Think Weirder

“And then they called me a weirdo,” she said with tears in her eyes, “and they wouldn’t stop. They followed me around and…