We know that as an educator, you are on the front lines of our society. Every day, the children you teach ask questions and share feelings about the world around them. For teachers around the United States (and around the world), the conversations during this presidential election season and beyond have been difficult…
Last spring, a community-building lesson by a Denver third grade teacher, Kyle Schwartz, went viral. Ms. Schwartz gave her students the sentence starter “I wish my teacher knew…” and received eye-opening responses, which she shared on Twitter using the hashtag #iwishmyteacherknew. I, like so many of you, was deeply moved by this lesson…
The first half year I taught, I did not smile. I did not suffer excuses. I frequently wrote students up. Granted, I walked into a unique situation…
The Presidential election is over. Although Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, Donald Trump secured enough electoral votes to become the next President of the United States of America. The nation has been literally divided over their support of these two candidates…
When I received my first class of newcomers, I searched high and low for a pacing guide, an outline, anything, and came up short…