Adam Sparks
Good Job! A Google UX Design Program Analysis
The Google UX Design Program is equal parts good & bad. Intro “We partner with the best institutions to bring the best learning to every...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 202111 min read
Great Games = Great Classrooms 2: Super Meat Boy
This is part two of a one long blog on how great video game design can inform great curriculum design. Check out the first blog on Dark...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 202114 min read
Great Games = Great Classrooms 1: Dark Souls
I love video games. So do my students. And the more I play video games, the more I see parallels between great game design and great...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20218 min read
8 Reasons a 15 Year Old Debate Project is Evergreen
Sophomore year of high school, my world history teacher, Mr. Lansman, ended the year with what he called the World Leader Debate. In...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20216 min read
The Administrator's Dilemma Part 3: POWER TO THE....dictators?
If you read the last two blog posts, they focused on why it’s difficult to be innovative as an education administrator in America. The...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 202114 min read
The Administrator's Dilemma Part 2: Failing By Doing Everything Right
I recently blogged about how the role of education administrators is structured in ways that stifle innovation. My thoughts weren’t that...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20216 min read
The Administrator's Dilemma Part 1: The Blinders
I’m trying to decide what I want to get my masters in. I've thought about educational administration in the past, but I’m now fairly...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20215 min read
5 Takeaways From NETA 2018
NETA was awesome...again. Here were 5 of my many takeaways: 1. Talking to people is half the joy of NETA Don’t get me wrong, most of the...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20213 min read
A GIANT THANK You To Our Go-Fund Me Donors
This is giant thank you to the team of people that donated to the Go Fund Me that I started earlier this year. Eileen, Pam & Mike,...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 13, 20219 min read
Energy Management > Time Management
In American education, we are extremely good when it comes to time management. We plan our schedules months and years in advance. Days...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 9, 20214 min read
GET RID OF GRADES!....or at least tweak how they're presented
Note: This blog was originally written in March of 2018 while working as a 7th/8th grade Social Studies Teacher Choose from 8 stunning...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 9, 20216 min read
Classroom Management Reflections
My classroom management had become an issue the last two semesters. I hook interest by sparking discussion in class, usually by making...
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Adam Sparks
Jul 1, 20211 min read
About This Blog
My name's Adam Sparks, I am a social studies teacher, Google Certified UX Designer, & graduate student in the Stanford Graduate School of...
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