“Oh no, no no, this is not going to work.” Oof. I gulped… swallowed hard, and felt my heart pound in my ears and my face redden. I was tempted to offer a rebuttal, something like...
I remember it all began on August 12, 2022, a few days before school started. Our Monroe leadership team had chosen to meet and plan early before the school year started. We knew we had important work to...
Ms. Sato: “Now [at the end of the school year], how do you feel about math?” I asked this question with a little trepidation to one of my most challenging students in the last weeks of...
Advancing Equity Through Inquiry On May 14, 2024, the Mills College at Northeastern University Oakland campus was buzzing with educators at our 2024 Inquiry in Action Forum.
“Quiet leadership’ is not an oxymoron.” – Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking When I first ready Quiet, by Susan...
Those kids don’t care. That’s too hard for these kids. These kids won’t be able to… You wouldn’t think you were at a meeting of educators, veterans at that, upon hearing these...
Imposter Syndrome. We’ve all heard of it – a belief that one isn’t qualified to be in a position of leadership or in a job because they don’t have the right credentials, experience,...
Developmentally, seven and eight-year-olds are known to race through activities. Unsurprisingly, early in the school year, I noticed students rushed through their work in all academic areas and were quick to move on. I also noticed that while...
It’s that time of the day again: All BLOCK, when small groups of students rotate to do differentiated work with me while the rest work independently to complete five All BLOCK activities. To myself I...
As Vallejo City Unified School District Site Coordinators entered their monthly professional development with Lead by Learning the room was immediately abuzz with conversations about their sites. Since 2021, Lead by Learning has been a partner...
