Guest Writer: Jill Jackson One of the things I have noticed as I’ve worked with teachers is the chaos. The chaos of professional development (either too much training with no time to actually try anything or so little training teachers are searching social media in desperation to write their own curriculum each night). The […]
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Virtual Field Trips for Every Teacher, Parent and Students Who Loves Nature and Animals
By now teachers, parents, and students are adjusting to the new normal of school-going digital. To break the monotony, try out one of these virtual field trips that you can visit right in the comfort of your own home! Virtual Reality 360 Inside Rattlesnake Den Gatorland & AMAZE TV collaborated for 360 degrees of JAWSOMENESS! […]
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It’s Taken a Pandemic To Save the Mental Health of Teachers
As I sit here to write this piece, it’s 5:09 pm on the east coast and I have just made it in after a long day of preparing to be out of school for at least two weeks due to the Coronavirus pandemic occurring around the world. While the world has seemingly broken into a […]
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Opinion: Things Are Weird Right Now
Guest Writer: Jill Jackson The last year as an educator has been a weird one for me. First, I was rejected from speaking at a conference that I never applied to speak at. Here’s the rejection letter, in case you’re interested: Good Morning and Happy Holidays! After careful consideration, unfortunately, your speaker’s expressed […]
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A WIN for Teachers
Guest Writer: Charlotte Walker A few years ago under new school leadership, our school instituted WIN Time. WIN is an acronym for “What I need” and is a 30 minute, four days a week reading intervention block. For the first time in the 20 years I had worked for the district, our classroom para-educators were […]
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A Valentine to a Teacher
by Sarah Macha February 14th is a day of dread for most teachers. Kids are high on candy, hormones and rival the vibrato of wolves during a full moon. Helium balloons bounce around, red and pink packaging fill the hallways and the scent of $5 roses linger in the air like a bad perfume that won’t […]
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Opinion: Teachers are Not Robots
The year is 2020, and by now everyone thing in America can be automated- from payments for your household bills to access our medical records to how we secure our houses when we leave. The ease of this automation allows us to have more time to live a more “fulfilled” life. As a teacher, I […]
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Race-Conscious Reading For Preschool
Guest Writer: Marisa Lark Wallin Initiating conversations about race and culture in your regular reading can help young children resist being socialized into white supremacy. Black Lives Matter At School national week of action will happen this February 3-7, 2020. There are many things you can do to participate in the movement individually or with […]