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Melody McAllister
Mar 30, 20214 min read
The Algorithm of Apologies
Today as I introduced my youngest two girls, second grade and kindergarten, to the words and world of coding. We focused on algorithms,...
Paula Neidlinger
Mar 26, 20215 min read
Student Voice: Gen Z Speaks Out
Power ... (check) Connect ... (check) Record ... (check) Advocating for student voice has never been so easy. As classrooms transformed...
Dr. Ilene Winokur
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Maslow's Hierarchy: Fact and Fiction
Guess what? Abraham Maslow didn’t create a pyramid to symbolize the hierarchy of needs because he didn’t believe the needs were linear...
Grayson McKinney
Mar 10, 20218 min read
The Pedagogy of “Peloton”: Six Takeaways for Teachers
I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. I typically do not enjoy working out. I would consider myself an optimistic person...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Think of the Finish as the Start
Okay, I know it's March! But based on lots of experience with students and working with colleagues, it's never too early to focus on...
Mandy Froehlich
Feb 23, 20214 min read
The Potential for Overwhelm as We Get What We've Been Wishing For
I like warm hugs. There, I said it. I've never considered myself much of a hugger, but since the pandemic, I have developed a new...
Kristen Koppers
Feb 16, 20213 min read
“I Don’t See Color”: Why I Stopped Using this Phrase
“I don’t see color,” was a statement during my period 3 class that I said as we discussed the events that occurred on January 6, 2021....
Jerry Toups Jr.
Feb 5, 20215 min read
Be the Goodness
January 18, 2021 After getting home today I was able to do three video lessons, then the weather was good enough, so I went out to do a...
Craig Shapiro
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The Power of Wellness
As somebody who has been in the wellness/teaching/coaching field for over 30 years, I've witnessed the positive impact that all types of...
Jessica Reed
Jan 22, 20213 min read
How to Engage in an Effective Co-Teaching Situation
Collaboration can happen in the classroom. Imagine this: You are a special education teacher and you have to work with a teacher, who...
Erin Kiger
Jan 11, 20215 min read
The Balance Focus in EDU
This school year has been filled with a record number of changes and inconsistencies across the board, not to mention political and...
Carly Spina
Jan 6, 20215 min read
The Importance of Our Language Choices
The way we talk to students matters. The way we talk about students also matters. If there was a fly on the wall of your classroom walls...
Pamela Hall
Dec 29, 20204 min read
Here Comes 2021: 6 Things Every Educator Should Be Preparing For Now
By Pamela Hall Super Glue is one of my superpowers. I fix everything with Super Glue. (Well, almost everything.) When my boys were...
Samantha Fecich
Dec 23, 20204 min read
I wish I learned this when I was an education major…
Hey friends, when I was an education major (back in the early 2000s) I learned so much about what it meant to be a teacher. I learned...
Rebecca Gibboney
Dec 12, 20204 min read
Absolutely Nothing, I mean - Everything to Do with Education
Rebecca Gibboney, Author of The Tiebreaker The other day I had one of those moments. Those moments where you just want to crawl in a hole...
Kristen Koppers
Dec 5, 20203 min read
One Nation Divided?
With the discussions and conspiracy theories about the recent election, being an educator is harder than ever. As an educator, I need to...
Nicole Biscotti
Nov 30, 20204 min read
My Other Son is a Marine: Confessions of an ADHD Mama
My first son was pretty close to being the most compliant child ever. When he went to school he completed his homework and always had...
Heather Lyon
Nov 12, 20206 min read
The Message
By Heather Lyon Before I ever was a mom, I was a teacher. At that time, I was an English teacher and so teaching poetry was par for the...
Andrew Marotta
Nov 5, 20203 min read
Not Every Nail Needs a Hammer
By Andrew Marotta A few weeks ago, I had my first experience of taking up old wooden boards on the deck of our house and replacing them...
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