Blogging is hard work! I am taking some time away from my writing here to think and read and photograph nature and spend time with my sons. The pandemic has separated us for theContinue reading
Month: June 2020
What Do I Teach Now?–Critical Literacy in the Wake of George Floyd
I have been as shaken by current events as the rest of the world. Not only have I as a teacher been concerned with what school will look like in August in the midst ofContinue reading
Tech Thursday–Screencasting
[DISCLOSURE: I am not being paid to promote these products. These are simply products that I have researched and used myself, and I want to share them with you.] Teaching remotely made all of usContinue reading
The Language of Power and Critical Literacy in 2020
This past week has left me speechless–and conflicted. I have been searching for answers and searching my soul. I’m just not sure about anything anymore. In the past, when I’ve tried to get my minorityContinue reading
School’s Out! Now What?
Do you have “Teacher Brain”? I have decided that it is a real psychological condition. School ended for me on May 22. My room has been secured for the summer. The cleaning crew will comeContinue reading
Thursday Tech Tools
Who knew at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year how important our technology would be at the end of the school year? I certainly didn’t. I thought I was fairly “tech-savvy.” I have beenContinue reading
Why Eagle Wings with ELA?
One of my favorite Bible verses comes from Isaiah: “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, theyContinue reading