I spent today doing some planning, looking at the next few months, where we need to get, the work I hope to do with the kids and taking...

Write about what you know about This is the advice we get from Sarah Kay I use to think I knew about a lot Now I am not so sure I...

Around two years ago I broke Once confident and whole A shattered reflection was all I saw You are great but You are impressive but Your...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-n5qUNRi8 Take a moment and watch. Breathe. Reflect It is 8:00am on a Friday. This year has been a...

Franklin Richards Dreamed up a whole Universe To keep his family safe The Scarlet Witch Change the world with Three Simple Words...

From The North Star by Peter Reynolds Every year I start by reading The North Star by Peter Reynolds to my class. I deeply love this...

Lately I have found myself dreaming of a lot of things. I imagine it is the impact of WandaVision in my life. This notion of being able...

Last spring as my teaching world sort of collapsed around Covid, kids were sent home to participate in somewhat optional online learning...

I have felt like the job that I have loved from day one had lost its shine lately. I am certain it is a combination of Covid and all the...

Teaching in rural and largely white communities I have always worried that I was not doing enough to prepare my students for the world...

We are 8 months into a pandemic that really has changed how we can teach. Now it hasn't change how many folks do but it has made some...

Daily I see countless posts from my online teacher friends and community talking about the challenges of this year. The fears, the...

In January of last year I did the "One word" deal that so many teachers seem to do. Pick that word that that you are going to have to...

A few years ago I started my teacher Twitter journey. I was almost immediately accepted by a really nice group of educators. They talked...

Dusting off this blog after what has been the first month of school. I spent much of the summer trying to learn how to best help my...

When the COVID closure first began I think so many of us really didn't know what our next steps would look like. The inequity had a...

This was said so many times in March and April as we shifted into distance learning. Teaching is hard, planning is hard, actually let me...

Today was a fantastic day of learning as we had some live sessions for IREL and had a chance to have some great conversations with...

As a white male, growing up I was never aware of my privilege. I grew up in a largely white community and attended predominantly white...

It has been a week since IREL20 week one. The material of the course was great. A lot of writing that I was able to revisit from...