Let's Talk Classroom Supplies
Photo credit: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Twitter is currently all abuzz with teachers requesting contributions for their school supply...
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Back to School??
Photo credit: Nguyen Khanh Ly on Unsplash So many of us, educators and parents alike, were hoping for a “normal” return to school this...
Teachers Don't Need to Rest--They Need to Heal
Photo Credit: Nikko Macaspac on Unsplash “Mom, I am still so exhausted, “ I said after 2 full weeks of my summer vacation. “Well, you...
Change Is Here
Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are launching themselves into space this month. Branson and Bezos did not achieve success by “following...
Why I Love Hybrid Teaching
When my school announced the plan to move from a virtual to a hybrid teaching model last fall, I was apprehensive. One of my colleagues,...
How Can We Avoid A Failure of Imagination in Education?
Over the course of the past year, I have heard the phrase, “a failure of imagination” replayed over and over in news and expert...
Innovations in Education: How Starting Small Can Lead to Big Change
Change. We all know it must happen. How we teach our children now is no longer suited for citizens of the future. Yet, most schools...
What's It Like to be a Teacher Right Now?
Written: July 13, 2021 Screaming. Laughing. Running. Tackling. Singing. Playing. And then silence. Silence for months. Teaching from a...
What I Think of Bimodal Teaching
An Experienced Educator's Perspective Photo Credit: Zhuo Cheng on Unsplash Who came up with the idea of teaching bimodally this year? ...