Have you ever thought that parenting and working from home would be a great situation? In early spring, I received news that my school district was going to online learning due to the coronavirus. My daughter’s school was also on leave, and I thought, ‘Perfect, we will be home together.’ I looked at my […]
Addressing Racial Inequality Using Nonfiction Books
Have you ever read a book that changed your life by exposing your biases? Every summer, I read books, usually nonfiction books such as self-help, personal finances, and autobiographies. The autobiographies are often a part of pop culture because of the shock factor. A few books truly made imprints in my mind, like The […]
6 Life Lessons I Learned from Failure
Failure can feel like a dark cloud over your life; however, it can bring with it a valuable lesson. I was feeling good about myself. I had earned accomplished on my teacher evaluation, and I earned Master Teacher status the same year. At the end of the school year, I took a chance and transferred […]
A Tornado Brought A “Marzano Refresher” and “Gradual Release” Professional Development
The night of Memorial Day 2019 changed my life. During the middle of the night, my cell phone chimed a weather alarm-a tornado was heading towards my neighborhood. My daughter and I quickly entered the laundry room and waited for the storm to pass. We heard a gust of wind overhead, and I knew that […]
Lighting the Fire at the OCTELA Conference
I recently attended the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA) Conference in Worthington, Ohio. The conference was from March 1-2, 2019, and it was two days packed with information for teachers to take back to their school. The purpose of the conference was to gather educators to share ideas and best practices […]
Pedagogy In Education
As teachers, we attend countless professional development classes throughout our teaching career. I can recall attending a writing professional development class for a tool named I-Control, which I used for over a decade. I remember participating in a foldable class that provided free adult beverages-ha! In another course on character building, the creator of the […]
