We're Not Just Doing Distance Learning, We're Teaching Through a Crisis

We’re Not Just Doing Distance Learning, We’re Teaching Through a Crisis

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

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As Grown-Ups Argue Over Reopening Schools, Chicago's Kids Lose

There Is a Right Way to Process Current Events With Your Students

The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far beyond p

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Our Students Need More Than Our Outrage, They Need Dialogue

Our Students Need More Than Our Outrage, They Need Dialogue

On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and workin

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Was DeVos Really the 'Worst Secretary of Education Ever'?

Was DeVos Really the ‘Worst Secretary of Education Ever’?

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impres

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3 Tips for Schools Hiring New Teachers to Teach Remotely

3 Tips for Schools Hiring New Teachers to Teach Remotely

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

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We Need Dr. Cardona to Heal the Divide in Education

We Need Dr. Cardona to Heal the Divide in Education

Imagine an America where every child is valued at the level their creator intended.  Now, let’s hope together that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for edu

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Discussing White Privilege in an All-White Class Is Uncomfortable. Do It Anyway.

Discussing White Privilege in an All-White Class Is Uncomfortable. Do It Anyway.

With so many pressing education issues on our collective agenda, it is important that we don’t ignore the national conversation on race that erupted during

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Here's Why 'No Politics in the Classroom' Isn't Working for Marginalized Students

Here’s Why ‘No Politics in the Classroom’ Isn’t Working for Marginalized Students

Which of the following is too political to be displayed in a public school teacher’s classroom? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are c

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Here's How You Prepare Teachers to Teach in a Pandemic

Here’s How You Prepare Teachers to Teach in a Pandemic

We continue to live in a Brave New World—of Zoom rooms and Google Meets, virtual check-ins, Seesaw, Flipgrid and Nearpod. Technologies and tools that were

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