Our Project Citizen club members in grades 6–8 recently traded their policy binders for art supplies to spread some cheer at our local nursing home. By hand-crafting personalized cards, these…
This semester, our students explored the geography and architecture of Ancient Egypt in an innovative and engaging way — through Minecraft Education. Rather than only reading about the Nile River…
This week, our 7th-grade historians didn’t just read about the Middle Ages—they lived them! To kick off our unit on Medieval China, our classroom transformed into the Smith Dynasty for…
The Crawford ChronicleEmpowering Voices, Challenging Minds | Spring Edition 2026Classroom Spotlight: Bringing Ancient Ideas to Life Step into Mr. Crawford’s Social Studies class and you’ll notice something right away—history feels…
In my World Civilization classes, I had my students move into groups of two and work together to create a timeline of their Chapter 5 notes which included topics over…
Madison Central’s Black History Month Program: Honoring Our Legacy, Empowering Our Future It is with great pride and gratitude that we reflect on Madison Central’s Black History Month Program, themed…
Walking into my classroom today looks very different than it did just a few years ago and that change is directly connected to what I’ve learned through the KEDC EPIC…
In November 2025, students took part in an Antebellum Era “speed dating” activity that transformed our classroom into a lively forum of 19th-century ideas and conflicts. Each student researched and…
Students in Mr. Conforti’s 11th Grade Advanced Placement U.S. History class were recently introduced to their textbook and other reading materials in podcast form. Thanks to Lisa Nydik’s instruction on…
Hi there! I’m Whitney Ward. I’m in my 21st year of education, and I’m currently the Assistant Principal at Fairview Middle/High School. Big change from the 13 years of elementary…