A thought-provoking blog post about great classrooms can be found on the educational leaders blog: http://theeducationalleaders.com/7-things-great-classrooms-common/
The Three-Step System for Getting Students to do the Talking–Blog post by A.J. Juliani
Read more about this system by clicking on this link: http://ajjuliani.com/three-step-system-getting-students-talking/
Children as Makers from George Couros
This is an interesting blog post from George Couros on children as makers. Read the entire post here: http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/7543
Facing History and Ourselves: Resources for Race in US History
Facing History and Ourselves is an excellent resource that integrates history and current events. Check out these resources for race in US History and other topics: https://www.facinghistory.org/topics/race-us-history