Author: Jack Zangerle

  • Evolving the Research Paper

    It is a magical moment when the hard work of lesson plans meets passionate students who view their work as important. During the second year of our interdisciplinary 8th grade project, IC (Inquiry Communities), we asked students to identify an issue they felt was something that was critical for our school community and to spend…

  • Keeping Tabs

    I always get really excited about the little glimpses into the learning processes of students that we are sometimes lucky enough to find. Today, I had one of those experiences during writing conferences. As each student brought their laptop to our conferencing table in the back of the room I noticed the various tabs they…

  • A Bridge to the Digital World

    With the Digital Learning Day approaching, I’ve found myself thinking more and more about the intersection between the analog classroom and the digital classroom.  In my 8th grade English class, we spend a good portion of our time composing text digitally and collaborating on pieces that we are shaping. For the most part these are…