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 […]
Six Tips for Teaching eLearning Successfully
The year 2020 came as a whirlwind for teachers, students, and their families. With short notice, teachers and students had to work remotely from home. For some of us, it was a smooth transition, but for most of us, it was a rocky road. Since 2017, I had used Google Classroom and the district’s email […]
Mind’s Eye for Nonlinguistic Representation
I have to tell you thank you for visiting my website. I live in Ohio, and our last day of school was Friday, March 13. At first, I thought this quarantine was temporary and would end soon. Then I went through the grieving stages and did not feel like myself. It was online teaching and […]
How Expanding the Vision Letters Encourage Students
Do your students need motivation or encouragement? It was the end of February in Ohio, and my students need some motivation to get to spring break. I used the mandated district pacing guide for career exploration and the book Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word by Barbara R. Blackburn to help create a lesson that […]
How I Successfully Used the RAFT Strategy
RAFT strategy? What is that? It is a strategy that can be used in any subject area. RAFT stands for Role/Audience/Format/Topic, and writing from this aspect will provide students the opportunity to write from a perceptive that shows a better understanding and a higher level in their writing (Blackburn 56). I read about this strategy […]
