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    The Gift of the Math Guy

    Before transitioning away from life as a public school educator, I worked as the academic trainer for English and social studies in a large, urban high school in San Antonio. I partnered with English and social studies teachers on strengthening the...

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    Balancing Skill & Content in AP® World

    Do you struggle with teaching over 800 years of content and building college-level skill proficiency to AP® World History students? Does teaching AP®...

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    The Gift of Reading: We Three Books

    On the day after state testing, one of my sophomores burst into the room and announced: “Mr. G, I used rule of three on my essay.” It was a proud...

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    The Gift of Reading: Of Authors, Words, and Magic

    For most of the past year and half, I have spent most of my waking hours querying or obsessing over querying literary agents for my young adult novel...

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    AP Euro: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Complexity Point

    Most AP® European History teachers try to pace their class by killing Napoleon prior to winter break. Hopefully the attached lesson plan will be...

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    Getting Nothing for Someone

    Just last week, my oldest son asked me what I wanted for Christmas. My answer? Nothing.

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    James Madison, Federalist #10, and Factions in America

    One of the most vexing problems facing students and teachers alike is the teaching of Federalist #10. Federalist #10 and the issue of factions is...

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    Native American Heritage Month: An Indigenous Cut to the Bone

    In recent months I learned, along with others around the world, of the horrific stories of the mass unmarked grave sites of Indigenous, or...

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    Native American Heritage Month: The Removed

    The way authors structure their books is sometimes jaw-dropping. So impressive that by the end you hug it tight, knowing it taught you something, or...

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    Myth with a Side of Mashed Potatoes

    Like most kids ushered though elementary school in the days when the Charlie Brown holiday specials aired on television once a year and if you missed...

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