Being More than a Teacher
This year I had the opportunity to be apart of my school’s equity team and lead with some equity strategies. We were starting from scratch. Building something that we were compassionate about and wanted our colleagues to realize the importance of. To begin with, it was slow going. Start the year full only and the […]
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is not just a buzz word in the K-12 environment. In the special education field it’s been apart of the curriculum (or at least should have) for quite sometimes. Social and emotional learning is needed in schools to promote student success in an the educational setting in a variety of […]
Hybrid learning is new to many teachers but it’s something that is now part of normal education. After a year of at-home distance learning, many districts are starting to easy back into the in-classroom traditional setting. With a little over a week of hybrid teaching experience, I think I have a routine that works. Here’s […]
One of the simplest but most appreciated gift to teachers is a teacher thank you letter. When I first stepped into a classroom almost 15 years ago, I started getting drawings and letters from students. Even when I taught middle school, I would still routinely getting many notes, coloring pages, and drawings. As teachers accumulate […]
This intro post is brought to you by BusyKid.com! When you were in high school, you probably thought about how some of the classes you’re taking will ever help you in life after you graduate. Chances are, many high school students these days are also asking themselves the same question. Unless they’re planning on becoming […]
Digital learning tools. It seems to be the reoccurring theme in the teacher educator world and I don’t think that is going to change in 2021 either. Teachers are in high need of motivating, engaging digital learning tools that make their already hectic life easier. Although, I’ve been now teaching from home since March, I […]