In the August 19th edition of Edutopia, “3 Habits of Highly Effective Teacher Teams”, Paige Tutt recommend three activities for grade-level and subject-area teams as they try to ha...
Having a paraprofessional's support is essential to student learning in many classrooms. The teacher-parapro relationship is a tricky one to navigate for some people. Discussing wh...
The Spring
Like most educators, I was stressed about what the school year would look like this fall. I think the spring was a trauma for most educators that none of us wants to be...
We’ve heard it repeatedly: this school year will be nothing like we’ve ever experienced. Districts and teachers are creatively finding solutions to the barriers they encounter to d...
This spring and summer are unlike any other. Staying at home during a pandemic impacted many educators as we juggled working from home with other demands. Many of us were/are stre...
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I dropped my son off for his first day of first grade last week and felt lots of emotions. I thought this year would be easier; after all, he’s done it before.
I cried.
Becoming...
Last August, my boss and I traveled across East Central Illinois visiting rural school districts, pitching the idea of instructional coaching to district administrators. We explain...
I sat with my kindergartner as he practiced writing his sight words. “Ugh!” He said, exasperated, “I messed up. I’m not very good at this.” He was in his second month of school and...
I was reading through e-mails this morning and came across one from Jennifer Abrams. She is a new teacher coach, and she blogs about communication, particularly among professionals...
I was at a local coffee shop over the summer with my family, and while we waited on our meal, I looked over their bulletin board. Lost dog posters and service flyers populated the ...