I am sitting here in my classroom after a nice—albeit way too fast— break. I am grateful for the time off to disconnect a bit and find steady ground. The first 4 months of the school year have certainly been unstable. New job, teacher strike, missed time with students, government removing our rights, trying to reset after the massive disruption. All of it has contributed to a bit of whiplash. All that said I am excited to be back. I am excited to work on new ideas and renew a

This month has been a lot. Teachers have been on strike now for three full weeks. We have lost time with our students so we will have to work doubly hard to make up. We have learned that the government never had any intention of negotiating a fair deal, and we have lost thousands of dollars in salary and pension. I have said time and again this isn’t about money; it’s about classroom conditions. I’m holding true to that because if it were about money, I would have voted yes t

For context, Alberta public school teachers are currently on strike. We begin week two on Monday. Last week I wrote my MLA with my...

I have been sitting here this week reflecting a lot on teaching. There is uncertainty at the moment about what this year will look like....

Years ago, I asked a group of students what their excellence was. You see, I had just been introduced to an educator who shared a quote:...

Years ago, I was told about a PD that was happening around a book called Notice and Note; the authors, Bob Probst and Kylene Beers, were...

Sometimes, we forget as teachers that our older students, those kids looking at the clock and watching the semester countdown towards...

The words we write for ourselves are always so much better than the words we write for others. -William Forrester The other day, we were...

Every year, I have my students in Senior English complete a multi-genre project titled "Make Your Mark: A Multi-genre project around...

Tri-Prov (Missing Joe) I am an English teacher, and sometimes I must write things out. Back in November, when I was finishing up my...

"Create space for genius, and genius will emerge." I lost a little faith that the genius would emerge this term. Students proved me wrong.

I don't know if I dislike many phrases in education more than "they can't read." More often than not, the person saying it means...

Well, it is New Year's Eve. I have written a Festivus grievance post for many years, but this year, it slipped my mind. I think I have...

A few weeks ago, I had to decide to miss NCTE. I have always dreamed of going to Boston, and I was looking forward to seeing my fellow...

The other day, a friend of mine shared that they were unsure if they still had a place in education because of the shifting winds and...

It is wild how fast this year already feels like it is moving along. I feel like much of it is blink and you have missed it. As I type...

I can't believe it is already the end of September. This month has been a whirlwind. With a new grade and trying out a few  new  things,...

Today is the first day of summer vacation. Last night, the third group of kids I taught in junior high and high school graduated. These...

I shared some pictures of one of the projects I had submitted this year, and people became invested in the story, lol, so without further...

Earlier this year, I started playing with new ways to plan. I was already leaning on the learning presented by brilliant women educators...