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(Un)conventional Practice and Play for Any Classrooms

Research-backed lesson models, living document libraries, and interactive web tools built by a quirky, old-school educator

Blog Archive

Recess Reports

Weekly breakdowns structured into actionable Monday templates, Visible Thinking Wednesdays, and Research Rants on Friday!

Monday Template

A classroom-ready framework for structuring historical inquiry prompts without replacing core student cognition.

Friday Research

Deconstructing recent cognitive research on how students evaluate AI-generated historical claims in real time.

Ongoing Series

Rethinking traditional chronological surveys through thematic living document libraries and inquiry tools.

Interactive Tools

Web App Tool

An interactive browser tool prompting students to evaluate primary sources through competing historical lenses.

Interactive Generator

Generate tiered inquiry prompts tailored for World History and US History document sets in seconds.