Accomplished teacher leaders tell stories of how policy decisions impact learning and teaching in their classrooms in order to spark constructive dialogue across the education community.
After a year-end presentation, I remember my AP government teacher chuckling and sighing “you’re either going to be an unctuous politician, or a wonderful, sincere teacher one day — could go either way.” I remember this back-handed compliment for reasons
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When I learned we were assigned to work from home in March, my anxiety about the safety of my family lessened, and was immediately replaced with mild panic over whether our school garden* would be left to die. At first
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My first year as an administrator is coming to a close. I wrote a blog post about my first day nine months ago. At that time, I was so nervous. Afraid of the unknown, hoping I didn’t look as terrified as
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As the school calendar comes to a close, schools are continuing to figure out how to answer questions around locker cleanouts, award ceremonies, graduations, and summer school. Processes and procedures that have marked the end of the year for decades
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I’ll make a claim: No matter how well informed, unbiased, smart, and well-meaning you are, you still have been wrong over and over in what you consider to be true regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. Too much is changing too fast
Read MoreWhen we do return to our classrooms, our lives are going to look different, that is clear. But how different? No one knows, but one thing we do know is that some students took part in family time, camping, building
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I think COVID-19 has made us aware of things that were taken for granted such as grocery store workers, the freedom to leave your house whenever you wish, having a job, and a teacher’s role in a child’s life. Many
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Field Day-CANCELED Packing up the classroom- with students ALONE Year-End Awards-CANCELED Spring Musical-POSTPONED Graduation-VIRTUAL Teacher Appreciation-SOCIAL MEDIA Prom-CANCELED Presentation of Culminating Projects-ONLINE I am really grieving the loss of the 4th Quarter of school. It’s always chaotic, exhausting, hot, frustrating,
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You know the feeling. The one when you walk into a classroom where the students and teachers are working together towards a common goal. The room feels warm and inviting. The kids are participating because they trust their teacher and
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Before planes depart, flight attendants tell passengers, “In case of an emergency, put your oxygen mask on first before helping others.” This intrigues me. I have always thought, “Wouldn’t you want to be selfless and help others around you first, especially children?”
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