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

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...

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.

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...

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...