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Spin, Smash, Repeat: Building a Small Vocabulary Game (Vocab Crusher)
I wanted to make an “anytime” classroom activity that could spark thinking in a few minutes. What started as an AP prompt randomizer in Google Sheets eventually became Vocab Crusher, a small and scrappy vocabulary game built to make practice more active. This post traces that evolution from spin to smash. Continue reading
Vocab Connect: A Review Game, Made Easier
Vocab Connect is a vocabulary review game built around table talk, explanation, and connection. I’ve used it in my classroom for nearly a decade – and recently made the one change that finally made it easy to setup & share. Continue reading
From Policy to Practice: Taming Revisions (in My Classroom)
From Policy to Practice: Taming Revisions (in My Classroom)
This is just about the impact a new revision policy had in my classroom and how I built a system to fic my workflow. Continue reading
Continental Congressional Law & Order: How I Intend to Use the Declaration of Independence (Next Year)
While some may want a time machine to witness seminal moments in history, I just want to go back a month ago. It was a simpler time back then, a younger Michael Milton went to begin teaching a unit that … Continue reading
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Preparing for Exams like a Conspiracy Theorist
My favorite tools to prepare students for midterms is not an app or notecards (although both can absolutely be useful) but rather kitchen twine and Gorilla tape. A few summers ago, I read Making Thinking Visible: How to promote Engagement, … Continue reading
Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Using Hamilton the Musical in the Classroom | Discovery Education
Below is the start to my post for Discovery Education about using Hamilton the Musical in the classroom! Check it out! _____________________________________________________________________ “And the world’s gonna know your name – What’s your name, man? Alexander Hamilton. My name is Alexander … Continue reading
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“Rare Unearthed George Washington’s Christmas Card 1776”
What if on Christmas day in 1776 while preparing for the epic Battle of Trenton, George Washington took the time to write an annual holiday letter? It might look something like this…
Thoughts on PowerPointing
My friend Joe Sangillo wrote a great post for Discovery Education about how he uses PowerPoint presentations in the class. It got me thinking a lot about the struggle that I am currently having with “PowerPoints.” My thoughts. I love … Continue reading
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The Enlightenment Meets Social Media: Want to Help?
(Update Below) This week, my students have become consultants to Enlightenment thinkers and are attempting to reintroduce themselves to the modern world using Twitter and Blogger. Tomorrow they will begin to broadcast the beliefs of the Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, … Continue reading
Michael K. Milton: Musings on History & Education (mostly) 