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(Photo taken by blogger) If you’ll allow me to diverge a little from this blog’s regular focus, I would like to talk about something that is very near to my heart. The tabletop roleplaying game (RPG) Dungeons & Dragons has been a part both of my personal life and my life as an educator forContinue reading “A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Teaching”

You would be hard-pressed to find a more effective cultural touchstone than film. Whether we are young or old, rich or poor, student or teacher; chances are we’ve gone to the movies. Personally, I think I may be one of those people that goes to the movies a little too much, and it is almostContinue reading “A Filmmaker’s Inaccuracy, can be a Science Teacher’s Opportunity”

If you dive into the research surrounding youth and popular culture, it won’t be long before you come across the term ‘participatory culture’. It’s a term coined by researchers like Jocson (2018) to describe the way platforms like Youtube, Twitter and Instagram (or WordPress in my case) have changed culture today by making it soContinue reading “When in Doubt, Star Talk it Out”

We have all had those moments, whether it be while quickly closing a poorly vetted Youtube clip or during a difficult behaviour management situation, when you are just hoping that the principal doesn’t pick that very moment to stroll by  your classroom. For a very long time, this was how I felt while teaching withContinue reading “What to Do When the Principal Comes Knocking”