An Uncertain Return Summer readings for professional development always appear exciting at first — there is so much hope and promise for change and innovation in that nascent stage of planning. And throughout our extended year of distance...
When the 2021-2022 school year began, there seemed a palpable sense of cautious optimism that the new school year would remain challenging yet it would be “better” and more “normal” than the previous one disrupted by a global...
I opened my email one afternoon to find another message from an Instructional Assistant (IA) that read: “Jake* did a lousy work on Q3 book review. (l got a headache!!!!) He left...
At the beginning of another unprecedented year, the 2021-22 school year, for educators riddled with extreme changes and new guidance, it is a daunting task to lead capable and dedicated educators as an Expanded Learning Program Manager for...
Leadership seems to be constantly thrust upon me, often by others seeing something in me that I didn’t quite see in myself. As I progressed through my teaching career I would avoid leadership roles because I didn’t believe...
Building rapport with students was an experience I was looking forward to as a first year teacher. It was also completely unprecedented and not what I had expected. As we eased into the virtual school year, I had...
There were still three months to go in the school year. My students had amazed me with how well they took to this strange new normal, but in recent weeks it seemed that everyone’s focus had started to...
When our site decided to focus our inquiries on the intersection of writing and social emotional learning, I immediately knew that I wanted to spend the year investigating how to support my second graders with revision. I love...
