08/02/2024
to 2019 on the picket line.It was this odd mix of empowering camaraderie and feeling so devalued and let down by the district. But, in the end I'm so proud of how us teachers stood together and so grateful for the support of the community.
05/20/2024
Dr. James Comer has a way of condensing pedagogical theory and philosophy into just the essential, visceral truth. And it just sticks with you, ya know?
05/12/2024
When teachers build an understanding of , we start to see our students, our classrooms, and our own teaching a lot differently.
05/03/2024
to a pic of me at rehearsal for my TEDx talk in Kyoto, Japan
05/03/2024
wayyyyy back to a family trip road trip to Arches National Park
04/17/2024
I always try to take pics of I make so I can remember what the heck I wrote on them for the next year... so here is an old snap of one I found wayyyyy back on the camera roll.
03/26/2024
Identifying and describing featuring Popsicle sticks and
03/22/2024
I've gotten a lot out of the work of Dr. Bruce Perry. His expertise in neuroscience, trauma, and learning has helped me see my students from a new perspective.
03/12/2024
featuring black yarn, scissors, and -it
03/06/2024
Found some old snaps of my students researching their little hearts out. Don't they just look like mini college students! Awww
03/01/2024
to 2019 and my dad coming out to support us teachers on the picket line. It was freeeeeeezing! 18°! It was this odd mix of empowering camaraderie and feeling so devalued and let down by the district. But, in the end I'm so proud of how us teachers stood together and so grateful for the support of the community.
02/28/2024
Found some old snaps of my students reading practicing their sight words. I found that putting the sight words into phrases really helped my students practice fluency. So, I'd pull out phrases from the actual book they would be reading in small group. It was amazing to see how much it helped them get in that flow of reading. Awww
02/25/2024
Dr. Lisa Delpit is the truth-teller and visionary that have always deserved.
02/21/2024
I always try to take pics of I make so I can remember what the heck I wrote on them for the next year... so here is an old snap of one I found wayyyyy back on the camera roll.
02/19/2024
We can learn a lot by listening to what kids wish for.
02/07/2024
Repeated addition on featuring Popsicle sticks and unifix cubes