https://www.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/28/21538819/presidential-debate-students FIRST PERSON Students can learn a lot from presidential debates. Not this year. Watching the candidates square off seemed like meaningful homework. I realize …
August 2020 Thank you for being so vulnerable. I bristle at the words. I’m not sure why. I am pro-vulnerability, pro-emotion. I’m not cold or …
The Achiever in Me Strengthsfinder says that I am an Achiever. Achievers burn with an “internal fire” that drives them from goal to goal. The fire …
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With Danielle Perkins *** Before jumping in, we must confess: we are not fans of e-school. In fact, we love real school. Brick-and-mortar school. And we are …
For a printable version of this lesson, see: Trump Address 06.01.20 – Close Reading as Action & Resistance Context / Framing: This lesson is designed to …
Curriculum is political. When educators write curricula – and when we teach it – we are political actors. We know this, but we forget this.Critical …
The Importance and Implications of Our Language Use In Describing Racial Violence and Response For a printable version of this lesson, see: Close Reading Headlines: Language Use …
On Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered beneath the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. That same day, Amy Cooper called the …
School is important. That might sound obvious. I hope it sounds obvious. But recently, scrolling through my social media accounts, I’ve noticed the rise of a simplistic, …