Teaching Roman Monuments

by Kimberly Cassibry, History of Art
I wanted my students to recognize the urban impact of such monuments as the Colosseum and Trajan’s Column, and to do that, I had to help them imagine the way Rome looked before these structures existed.

Monstrous Texts: Overcoming Resistance to Literature

by Mai-Lin Cheng, English
By juxtaposing classic literature with contemporary literature, film, and television, I hoped to help students connect with the literature in specific, personal ways that would help them become rigorous readers. Rigorous readers, in turn, develop into strong writers.