A couple of weeks ago, I organized a field trip to an Indian restaurant in Ningbo, for high school students from Grades 9 to 12. On the surface, it was a restaurant visit. But in practice, it was a larger project that used food as a lens for history, geography, culture, and human connection.   I’ve always loved food — not just eating it, but thinking about it. When I lived in Bogotá, I even started a small business focused on Indian food. It involved catering, delivery, and c

One of the most rewarding parts of teaching is designing activities that help students make meaningful connections between the past and...

Displays from Sanxingdui Last week, our high school students had the opportunity to visit Ningbo Museum for a special exhibition on the...

As a child, I loved reading Choose Your Own Adventure  books. They were exciting ways to take control of a story and discover how...

I asked AI to draw a globe with people, goods, and ideas flowing around it to show interconnectedness — and here’s what it gave...

This past month, I had lead a project that combined history, art, and storytelling with my Grade 6 students in social studies class. In...

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For ESL students, reading advanced material can often feel overwhelming. A useful strategy to make the process less intimidating is to...

One article can go a really long way in terms of activities and lesson plans. In this blog post, I want to explore ways in which you can...

I teach a wide range of history topics, from prehistoric life on Earth to modern issues like the societal impact of AI. This vast expanse...

As an educator, I am constantly seeking innovative ways to engage my students and make learning more meaningful. When it comes to...

One of the key responsibilities of teachers is not only to teach but also to plan lessons. Personally, I find lesson planning to be quite...

Teaching climate change is a core component of my curriculum across all grades every year. As a social studies teacher, I feel a moral...

In my work, I teach a lot of one-on-one classes online to students. Until recently, my focus was primarily on teaching English as a...

As I complete examining for this year’s MYP Integrated Humanities e-Assessment, I wanted to take up the challenge of creating an...

I am teaching my grade 6 students about the stone age and to lead into the unit, I created a lesson on sources of history and analyzing...

There is a tired old saying: History is written by the victors, and the vanquished remain unheard. It is quite cliché but holds truth,...

I had the privilege of being educated in different parts of the world. I studied grades 1-4 in the USA, grades 4-6 in Israel, grades 7-9...

In a couple of my earlier posts, I explored the act of analyzing and evaluating. Both skills are important higher order thinking skills...

In an earlier post, I wrote about analytical skills, and the process of analyzing something. Throughout one’s academic career, as well as...