The Google UX Design Program is equal parts good & bad. Intro “We partner with the best institutions to bring the best learning to every...

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...

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...

Sophomore year of high school, my world history teacher, Mr. Lansman, ended the year with what he called the World Leader Debate. In...

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...

I recently blogged about how the role of education administrators is structured in ways that stifle innovation. My thoughts weren’t that...

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...

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...

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,...

In American education, we are extremely good when it comes to time management. We plan our schedules months and years in advance. Days...

Note: This blog was originally written in March of 2018 while working as a 7th/8th grade Social Studies Teacher Choose from 8 stunning...

My classroom management had become an issue the last two semesters. I hook interest by sparking discussion in class, usually by making...

My name's Adam Sparks, I am a social studies teacher, Google Certified UX Designer, & graduate student in the Stanford Graduate School of...