It's not really about TikTok so much as it is embracing the vulnerability it takes to learn something as public as social media platforms...

What the research says and what you need to know to face digital inequalities in your classroom, district, policy, and beyond You’ve...

Words matter. Their definitions matter. In fact, as Gee (2015) writes, “Words are consequential … Words and the world are married” (p....

Clear goals have never been more crucial to instruction than during this time in education Before the strategies, before the activities,...

This might just be the perfect time to use this student-directed approach to reading and writing If you are like most ELA teachers right...

Take a little time and create a video explaining your class. Do your best to get the students excited and interested.

If you felt you were scrambling and just trying to keep your head above water, summer is the time to get comfortable...

Now that we’ve gotten a better handle on remote and online learning, let’s try to harness more of what the whole technology suite has to...

A letter to all of you the amazing educators that I miss every day Dear teacher, I know you are doing your best in a rough situation. I...

We are living in a time that will change not only us, but society. So let's take a moment to take a breath. As I lay in bed last night...

It would be easy to give in to the chaos and become pessimistic. Instead let’s reframe, find the opportunities available in this...

I am also including a list of free resources that I will continue to update, so please check back in for updates ***Updates*** I've heard...

With everything going on around us, it can be hard to center yourself and realize you can handle this To my regular readers, you may have...

The relationships you create with your students aren’t the only ones worth being intentional about My last blog created the foundation...

Relationships with students, especially “difficult” students, don’t just happen. It takes purpose and design. This month as we go deeper...

Continued professional development shouldn’t get lost in the hustle and bustle of the school year I’m writing this as I head home from...

If your goal is to create an intentional classroom, what does that mean for you? Merriam-Webster defines intentional as done by intention...

If we want to accomplish something, the first thing we have to do is set that intention If you’re anything like me, the past two weeks...

Why taking a few minutes to confer with students is worth the class time – and can be done in more ways than one We know that there is...

For many students, not liking reading is more about not finding what they like than not liking reading at all A few years ago, I was...