5 Things History Curriculum Writers Should Know

5 Things History Curriculum Writers Should Know

When it comes to writing good history curriculum, there are a handful of universal truths that cross all of history’s sub-disciplines. The following tips can help writers align curriculum with standards and clients.   1) Do Periodic Alignment Checks It’s easy to...
4 Questions to Ask Before Designing Higher Ed Courses

4 Questions to Ask Before Designing Higher Ed Courses

Answering this question doesn’t necessarily mean what type of gaming, graphics, or fun stuff should be added to the course to make the student interested. It means how do you convince the student that the information provided in the course is going to be useful in...
Teaching Grammar in 6 Fun Ways

Teaching Grammar in 6 Fun Ways

Every subject area has that one topic that is particularly difficult to keep students interested in. Grammar might just be that topic in ELA. Even educators who love teaching grammar can have a hard time keeping students focused. The rules and irregularities of the...
4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

Ever had a problem you can’t solve even though you spent a lot of time thinking about it? You try one solution then the next, each with no correct answer, until suddenly—“Eureka!”—you know what to do and the solution is obvious. In this Aha! Moment, “your brain...
3 Strategies Educational Content Developers Use to Unpack Standards

3 Strategies Educational Content Developers Use to Unpack Standards

Most educational content developers know that they should look to the applicable standards before writing, but how do they unpack the standards? Review the three tips below to make sure that these standards are understood to their full extent: 1.  Decode Power Verbs...