Students are capable. Let them take control of their own learning. The results may astonish you.
My name is Steve Goldberg. I am excited to be teaching students at Carolina Friends School about history starting in August 2022. I had been taking a break from my 20+ year career as a high school teacher to share the story of Abe Piasek, a 90-year old Holocaust survivor. I've shared Abe's story with more than 4,000 people (over 80 presentations). I constantly work to create a learning environment that allows students to become empathetic global citizens who are empowered to make the world a better place.
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
March Madness Math
The NCAA Tournament presents a great real-live way to get students to think about big numbers. In the abstract, it can be easy to confuse a trillion and a quadrillion and a quintillion — those are all impossibly big numbers … Continue reading
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Teach Tweeting
We should teach students how to Tweet. A crucial skill in today’s fast-moving world is reducing the essence of an article (or even a paragraph) to its key elements. What is the main idea here? Why should a busy reader … Continue reading
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Plastic bottles — a multi-disciplinary exploration
I wrote this post about a year ago, but it still serves as a great example of how a student question can lead to a powerful learning opportunity: How many plastic bottles are made each year in the United States? … Continue reading
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