It's easy to get upset about plagiarism and cheating, and hard to find a way to reduce the desire to gain an unfair advantage.  I'll go over seven methods to discourage cheating in your class.  

Little distractions can add up to a lot of wasted classroom time.  Here are five little routines that will help you maximize learning time and eliminate time spent on stressful paperwork stuff.   

Free literacy blocks allow students to explore a topic or question of choice on a weekly basis for a set amount of time.  It's all about freedom, choice, and curiosity.  

Students love the creative process behind everything, not just literature.  Bringing the worlds of sports, science, visual art, and technology together with the world of literature can lead to exciting conversations.  

How does it feel to graduate?  What have you learned?  What is hope?  I complete the final assignment I give my seniors at the end of the year, and this is the short audio of my video essay for The Hope Project.  

Fiction exists outside the world of history and at the same time, often gives a more accurate account of reality than textbooks.  When we discuss a novel, when is it appropriate to bring in a discussion of culture and history?

It's nice to start fresh in the fall.  Here are five small things you can do that will help you truly love teaching.  

Interpreting the meaning of a frame or shot in a movie is just like interpreting a metaphor or symbol.  This week, I'll talk about how I pair film and literature.  

It can be really fun to let students go online and choose their own adventure.  An open-ended conversation about anything and everything will inspire students to solve the world's problems.  Sometimes, it's good to let students educate themselves.  

Writing a research paper doesn't need to be a stressful experience.  I'll go over the eight things I do in class to guide my students through the writing process.