Teachers try every day to do the impossible- teach diverse learners meaningful lessons that lead to deeper understanding.  Occasionally, we craft a lesson that truly captures lightning in a bottle- a learning experience that not only creates understanding, it creates a lasting memory that students will talk about for the rest of their lives.  

Jonathan Brady is an English and History teacher that I have the pleasure of calling a colleague and a friend.  He has created many lighting in a bottle moments, but on today's episode, we will chat about one in particular that he goes above and beyond on- 1984.  Not only does it help students get immersed in the book, it teaches relevant life lessons and is generally, a lot of fun.

Teachers like Jonathan are doing this every day- pouring their lives into students and their profession.  This is the first in what I hope to be a continuing, if intermittent, series of interviews with amazing educators.