Teachers have worn many hats for a long time. Some of these hats may have been expected, while others are a surprise. Teacher hat: check. Parent hat: unexpected check. Nurse hat: I never expected to do a lice check on
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A Prepared Environment, Partnerships and Boundaries
This school year is already the year of all years. I thought transitioning to online instruction was a challenge. Nope! I would do it again when compared to how this year has started out. To be fair, this year would
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That “Q” Word
It is a new school year, and that means we are starting over fresh! New students, new clothes, new friends, new perspective; moving on from the-school-year-that-must-not-be-named. We kissed online learning good-bye, and are fully back to in-person learning. Hallelujah! On
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When Good Teachers Go
At the end of last school year, we all contemplated our future careers in education. My friends and I joked about all the other jobs our teaching skills could be used for and clicked through the want ads when they
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Ready To Learn
Reopening Schools: 5 Strategies for Learning Loss How Should Schools Address Learning Loss? Coronavirus Learning Loss: How Districts are Responding How to Address Learning Loss Due to COVID-19 Addressing Learning Loss in 2021 These are titles of actual articles about
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Kiss That Phrase Goodbye!
“Ok, class we’re going to kiss that phrase goodbye!” said the teacher, as she put a sticky note on a cute bulletin board shaped like lips that include phrases they would never say again. Already on the list is “hanitizer”
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Our Story is SO Different
The scene is set in the front office of a school before teachers have returned to work. There are two people, the school office manager, and the principal, sitting and working separately on their computers. The hustle and bustle of
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Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Bath Water
The 2020-2021 school year is coming to a close. Just like saying goodbye to the 2020 calendar year, I don’t think 2021-2022 is going to be a silver bullet of “normalcy.” I am hoping for some things to go back
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What Energizes You?
There was an organizational strategy I read about a while ago (I cannot remember where) that specifically helped organize the tasks on your to-do list based on the energy you need to complete it. You listed all the things you
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Seeing Each Other, Masks or No Masks
Co-written with guest bloggers Elizabeth Buchmann and Christina Bustos Tonight, we expect to hear whether our district will continue requiring masks in school or make them optional. The statewide mask mandate in K-12 schools has been revoked. Tonight we speak
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