Blogs
Zooming in on Work/Life Balance
Students benefit from teachers who understand the importance of having a work/life balance. In this post, Melissa shares her journey in trying to work smarter, not harder.
Top Ten List of Math Manipulatives and Related Links
This blog post is to provide resources from Episode 44 of The Teacher As…podcast. Thank you to Ann Elise Record and Dr. Nicki Newton for sharing their math expertise to create this amazing top ten list of math manipulatives.
Empowered Youth at 360 High School
Jashua and Tyrell, juniors at 360 High School, share highlights from their experiences at their school and give examples of how they have been empowered.
Teacher Mindsets that Matter when Supporting Multilingual Learners
In this guest blogpost by educator Carly Spina, it is explained that while we serve our linguistically diverse students and families, there are some mindsets that we all must embody as we teach and lead in our systems.
“Past Mistakes”: A Guest Post by Michael Earnshaw
Michael Earnshaw, principal and cohost of the podcast Punk Rock Classrooms shares his thoughts on leadership and sharing your passions and your past.
The Teacher As Supportive Practitioner: Guest Post by Robyn Bratica
Robyn Bratica shares about social emotional learning.
The Teacher as Firefighter: Noticing the Signals and Venting
What does firefighting have to do with teaching?
The Teacher As Music Educator: Guest Post Holly Hudson
Holly shares about teaching music in an urban school and how COVID is effecting her students’ education.
The Teacher As Mathematician Guest Post by Ann Elise Record
Subtraction is the Achilles’ Heel of our Students: But it Doesn’t Need to Be
The Teacher As Paranormal Investigator: Reading the Energy in the Classroom
Checking in on student engagement in brick and mortar or online.
The Teacher As Collaborator: Guest Post by Jack Mangan
Working together and learning from each other.
The Teacher As Inspiration: Part One
The first of two blog posts chock full of memories from my dad’s former students.
The Teacher As Change Agent: Make Writing Year One
Using multi-modal expression in writer’s workshop.
The Teacher As Change Agent: Project Based Learning and Design Thinking
Tapping into authenticity and student interest.
The Teacher As Extreme Cleaning Specialist
Practical ideas inspired by my conversation with Matt Paxton.