The intersection of pedagogy and practice. Whether it’s high school science or corporate software training, these posts explore how we design effective learning experiences for humans.

Three educators collaborating around a table covered with notebooks, sketches, and sticky notes in a bright office with bookshelves and a whiteboard, actively discussing and planning together

This post tells the origin story of the custom teacher planner that I make every year for the teachers and staff at my school.

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So I want to take just a few minutes to quickly recap how a website works. This is not meant to be insulting, but I find that this is a hang-up when I present at conferences about my gamified class so please bear with me. If you are good to go, then go back to my gamification overview and pick a different post to read.

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I spend a relatively large portion of my day consuming media. I have a post about my favorite way to consume podcasts, but video is also near and dear to my heart. I know how much effort goes into creating a quality video and I am constantly looking for new content creators who put in the time and effort to make high-quality content. For me, almost all of this discovery happens on YouTube, so when I find a channel chock full of awesome videos, I subscribe. If something is good enough for me to subscribe, I will share it with you here.

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Task organization cards transitioning from scattered chaos on the left to organized kanban columns on the right, labeled TO DO, DOING, and DONE

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