103rd Arizona Town Hall Meeting on Early Education
This month I attended the 103rd Arizona Town Hall Meeting that focused on Early Education in Arizona and was held…
An Invitation to a Feast of Ideas
Dear Other, Happy Thanksgiving. I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. As you know, I advocate…
Sometimes Global Isn’t Authentic
My students finished a project where they developed a product, sketched it out, “launched” an advertising campaign and created a…
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
It’s college essay season. My seniors recently submitted theirs and I am giving them guidance before they go “live” with…
Re: The 103rd Arizona Town Hall – Early Education In Arizona
Early in November approximately 150 stakeholders gathered at the Grand Canyon for the 103rd Arizona Town Hall. The topic was…
Do As I Do
I teach high school English and Reading Strategies. And I read, and I write, for a range of audiences and…
Classroom Management, It’s Not Just Discipline
With January and the beginning of the second school semester just around the corner, it is the time of…
Keeping the “Profession” in Our Professional Development
I often overhear teachers discussing, and sometimes lamenting, about the fact that they feel overwhelmed with our profession. Teacher evaluation,…
From “Living for Teaching” to “Teaching for a Living”
I used to believe that teaching was my identity. I saw it as a vocation in the oldest sense –…