“Your students don’t have to like you,” said my graduate school professor many times throughout the term. This mantra served me well over the years—as a reminder of who not to be as a teacher [...]
When it comes to interacting with young audiences, you never know what you’re going to get. In today’s guest post for the Mackin Community blog, author Carmen Agra Deedy shares the story of an [...]
While scrolling through television, streaming services, magazines, and social media, you are likely to come across quite a few cooking shows, competitions, articles, and posts featuring amazing [...]
As a gifted education specialist, I have classes that span from kindergarten to fifth grade. Even within one class of all gifted students, there’s a range of interests, abilities, needs, and [...]
How does it impact your writing process when you’ve grown up reading books about people who do not look like you, sound like you, or share your experiences? In today’s guest post on the Mackin [...]
I love sports. I love the action, the competition, and the drama of sports. Unlike a movie or a play, the viewer has no idea of what the end outcome will be. Ever since I was a kid watching [...]
In my previous blog, “The Case for Comics in the Classroom,” I argued for comics as a valuable teaching tool in schools. Now, you might be asking yourself where to start. Since the realms of [...]
