Prepping Your ‘Summer Sizzle': The Hot Seat Returns
Summer Headlines…that’s hot. Now issuing your summer homework…TAKE NOTES! This won’t require too much effort while you’re soaking up the summer sun, but you’ll be glad you did it when that first week...
View ArticlePlay Nice: Analyzing Arguments
Greetings, Global Penners! As you know, I am in the (slow) process of expanding the blog to include materials that not only suit AICE General Paper but also to both the AICE Global Perspectives 9239...
View ArticleAP Seminar: A Cheesy Recipe for Your First 4 Weeks
Hashing out ideas, finding common ground, choosing groups based on common interests (Please bear with me…I’m adjusting and tweaking this post as the week goes. This ‘red’ statement will disappear when...
View ArticlePBCSD Roundtable Event
February 15, 2016 PBC School District Roundtable Event Facilitator: Jill Pavich, NBCT MATERIALS: PowerPointFiled under: Resources
View ArticleMost Likely to Succeed: Live Documentary Viewing in PBC!
Greetings, Global Penners! Are you a south Florida resident? If you are, I’m cordially inviting you to join me for an awesome, awe-inspiring opportunity! On Sunday, April 17th, 2016, there will be a...
View ArticleThe Global Pen…full time!
Happy Summer, Global Pen fans! Forgive my scarceness, but my Global Writing Block has kind of dominated my world these days. But it’s summer now, and the livin’s eaz-ay! I have something to add a...
View ArticleGrowing & Razing an Argument: Strategies for Understanding Line of Reasoning
When they first arrive on our doorstep, our students are convinced that they’re masters of argumentation: For a humorous way to show your students what an argument ISN’T, check out Monty Python’s...
View ArticleResources & Rebranding
Happy August! You know what that means…school’s almost back in session! What better way to start your year than to have access to my super fancy and rather rad, free Resource Library (FRL)! How do...
View ArticleSpreadin’ That Back-to-School Vibe, Freebie Style!
If you’re a teacher in my school district, today marks the LAST day of summer freedom. Sigh… In case you need some cheering up, I thought I’d write a quick post to say, hey, go get ’em this year!...
View ArticleLending a ‘Hand’: Using Lenses to Narrow Essay Focus
Quarter 1 has a lot to do with getting your students acquainted with global issues, filling the “blank slate”–so to speak—with those basics that’ll lay the groundwork for deeper research later....
View ArticleTeaching ‘perspectives’ (vs. ‘lenses’)
Teacher: “Ok, teams, for your research, you’ll need to examine the issue through multiple perspectives. Mmm-kay?” Student (during presentation of research): “When I did my research from the...
View ArticleedPioneer’s Latest Blog Posts
Be sure to visit the edPioneer blog for awesome content and resources galore! Click on the image to get there or click HERE. Side note…if you’re not seeing some of your favorite materials from the...
View ArticleFREE Webinar: Implementing the ‘Inquiry Research’ Project
This Thursday, September 22… edPioneer is pleased to announce the launch of its FREE Webinar Series! For the first online exchange, I will talk with you about implementing the Inquiry Research...
View ArticleFree Webinar: Quarter 1 Q&A
Can you believe it? The first quarter of the school year is already coming to a close! This upcoming webinar is all about reflecting on what we’ve done so far in the classroom, and inspiring what we...
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