Helping Parents Be Less Helpful
I was doing a virtual walkthrough in a Kindergarten teacher’s Zoom classroom. The lesson was on high frequency words. The…
Back to the Future – Where is Doc when you need him?
Think back, ALL the way back, to your first year of teaching. What do you remember? Were you as effective…
Coming Together as One Team
“It’s been crazy, but we all did it together. I’m glad that I was able to help you, and I’m…
Online with a Teacher or In-Person with an IA?
Recently, I had a chance to touch up with a fellow teacher. We did the usual greetings and had a…
“Until We See Our New Future”
My 4th period government class was winding down. The transition from instruction to classwork had begun. It was then that…
Why Old People Say It All The Time
(This is an edited version of my contribution to 3Ps in a Pod: An Educational Podcast, Season 7 Episode 12, Dear…
Cameras Off
I am officially starting my 6th week of online teaching through Zoom. Every day, I boot up my laptop, launch…
Scaffolding across the Digital Divide
Somehow, someway, this semester my students will study the words of W.E.B. Du Bois, Ray Bradbury, William Shakespeare, Octavia Butler,…
An Ode to School Nurses
My first two years of teaching were rough. Everyone’s first years are difficult. Experienced teachers will tell you not…
My mask helps you and your mask helps me. While masks are still controversial and even politically divisive, the CDC…
