Now that it is 2021, it only seems appropriate that my first blog of the New Year is one of reflection, but as I reflect, I can only come to one conclusion, Educators Rock! Was this year hard? Would I
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The Hidden Curriculum Manual: COVID-19 Edition
The fresh feeling of a new year, and a clean slate, often brings my thoughts down memory lane for a moment. It reminds me to think of things I have learned, or ways that I have grown, and things that
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Stay Focused: Control the Controllables
The sad, stressful year of 2020 has finally come to an end. What will 2021 bring? Who knows, but how it goes for us will be greatly influenced by our perception and mindset. Will we focus on the positives or
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Super Market Teach
Petrified, I hover in aisle 7 waiting for a crowd to leave aisle 8. Aisle 8 may contain my last item on my grocery list, but it also contains 7 other adults — one of whom is wearing a mask
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We Roll On
It’s pushing 4:30 in the afternoon as I pedal up to River and La Cholla, my favorite spot on my ride home from school. If I’m lucky, something like this version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity will land on my
Read MoreAccomplished Teacher – Maintenance of Certification Is on My Mind
I am fortunate to have been a National Board-Certified Teacher for over 3 years, but now I am in the window for resubmission to ensure I have continued demonstrating the skills of an accomplished teacher. One of the trickiest things
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From Survival to Action
The Election is over…..FINALLY! We have survived another cycle of the democratic process. I hope you have been able to maintain some of the friendships you had before, especially if you’re on opposite sides of a highly contested race. The
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“Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” used to be just a car commercial: The impact of Zoom and other web-based communication platforms
Regardless of your profession, the pandemic has probably significantly impacted both your personal and professional life. As a teacher, this year has been extremely challenging for me. I feel I have been “Zooming” around an unfamiliar race track, not
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