When I last wrote about mentoring in January 2020, I discussed how it built stronger connections between myself and my students. That remains true, but in the age of COVID, mentoring has become...
Chicago Public Schools students are back in school. Well, some of them are. It’s complicated, and getting messier by the minute. WBEZ Chicago has more on the fight between teachers and schools on...
When I give presentations about dyslexia, I often illustrate how neurodiversity works by showing a chessboard. Some people can easily see all the patterns of moves on a chessboard and can play out a...
It was Friday, March 13, 2020, and I was sitting in my office, after the building had cleared, in disbelief at how everything had changed so quickly. School was closing a week early for spring break,...
When schools across the nation shuttered their facilities to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, all teachers were forced to make an immediate pivot to remote instruction. Those early days and...