Since 1997, Lauren Ewe has been teaching a wide array of diversified learners in secondary settings. Her current position as an educator is in higher education, instructing prospective teachers about the fundamentals of classroom management, time management, lesson planning, grading, and field-placement responsibilities during clinical internships. She also works as an education coach offering novice […]
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The NFL Ain’t Got Nothin’ on Me
Christy Wopat is a veteran educator and the author of the award-winning memoir, Almost a Mother: Love, Loss, and Finding Your People When Your Baby Dies, as well as a picture book titled Always Ours, released in May of 2020. She currently teaches 4th-grade and lives in Holmen, Wisconsin. Find her on Facebook at Um, […]
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Being a First-Year Teacher During COVID Was Hard, But I Survived
By: Nicole Sanderford I never wanted to be a teacher. Those around me always said, “Teachers don’t make any money,” or “Teachers hate their job.” I didn’t give a second thought to it. Of course, we all have a plan and somewhere out there, someone says, “HA! Guess again!” to that plan. Well, I went […]
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To Stop Student Suicides, We Must Prioritize Mental Health
I thought I would recognize the signs. I didn’t. My student, Rachel*, was fifteen years old. Although some things set her apart from her peers (she was an immigrant and spoke English as a second language), she was in many ways a typical teenager. She loved music, wore glittery t-shirts, and enjoyed laughing with her […]
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Ordering Experience: Transitioning into a Successful September Through Lyrical Poetry
by Melissa Bryan Transitioning Into September Last week, in an online educational leadership course I attended, we viewed a scene from the film Invictus. In it, Nelson Mandela (played by Morgan Freeman) explains to pro-Rugby player Pienaar (played by Matt Damon), what helped him survive imprisonment. Nelson relates that a poem, “Invictus” by William Ernest […]
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Reading to Learn: What Bob Moses Taught Me About Mathematics
Kim Lee is a physics teacher at Pinole Valley High School in West Contra Costa Unified School District. She has been teaching for the last four years. She is the teacher sponsor of the Anti-Racism Club and helps run the Peer Tutoring Program. She is committed to promoting diversity and equity through STEM education, as […]
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Want Happy Teachers and Students? Start with Relationship Building in the Classroom
What is the key to success in the classroom? Relationship building. Creating positive teacher-student connections may be the most important thing you can do to build a solid foundation in your classroom. Let’s dive into why. Why Relationship Building in Classrooms is Essential According to Edutopia, building strong relationships might be the first and most […]
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Visualize: How Seeing What’s Coming Changed My Teaching
When last year turned everything on its head and I felt like pretty much everything was out of my control, I turned to the Roman Stoics to help me differentiate what was within my control, and what was not. It’s no doubt it helped me to weather the COVID storm not just as a teacher, […]