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We often encourage students to be creative, think outside the box, and find their own voice. But what if one of the best ways to cultivate originality is to begin with imitation? Creativity rarely happens in a vacuum. It grows as we encounter new ideas,... The post Why Imitation ...  عرض المزيد

We often assume that improving the quality of student work means slowing down and spending more time on a single project. But sometimes the opposite is true. Creating more can actually help students create better. In my latest article and podcast episode, I explore how... The pos ...  عرض المزيد

Breakout rooms, collaborative projects, games—whatever we do, it's crucial that we do something to get our students talking to each other. In this episode, I'm giving you a huge list of ideas teachers have shared with me for getting students to interact better, both in-person and ...  عرض المزيد

Veronica Oliver joins the podcast to discuss universal design and learning preferences, and how students can use this information to help have more effective paper reviews from the writing center. Relevant resources: Can you Doodle Your Way to Better Writing? blog post on learnin ...  عرض المزيد

Project management has changed over the last five years. Working from home, the introduction of team meetings, not to mention a more dominant virtual presence. As part of our conversation lesson plan portfolio, this is a challenging class based on the ability to express an opi ...