Jan 20th, 2017-Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
We just started our poetry unit with the 6th graders. Ironically the poems we begin with are about our kid fears. Shel Silverstein’s Whatif and Maya Angelou’s Life Doesn’t Frighten […]
Help Make my Facebook Feed more Accurate in 2017
Lately I have been in a bit of a writer’s slump. This is due to numerous reasons. Teaching is a tough job. I love it, but it can be all […]
Some days just kick you in the teeth
Some days just kick you in the teeth. Why is that? It is a full moon and the natives are restless. They were climbing all over the furniture, eating in the […]
What does an empowered woman look like?
Let me introduce to you my roommate at the 5th annual Global Online Academy faculty retreat. She entered our room at camp with two gigantic pink suitcases. She seemed to […]
To the Pregnant Woman on the Beach:
I was watching you today and you were watching me. I saw how you were reaching the “uncomfortable” stage. I saw how your husband lovingly walked you over the rocks […]
5 Tips for Giving Students Choice & Voice
About 6 months ago I sent in a proposal to Edutopia after an amazing semester of teaching 11-12 graders for Global Online Academy. The editorial gods finally sent some love […]
Exiting the school year with Brexit
It was a sad day today. The last day of school at an international school can be that way. So many kids are moving on to new schools, colleagues leaving […]
A Proud American
I’m proud to be an American, but just not proud in the way that you would think. I am not proud of American Politics. I appreciate the accomplishments of the […]
Showing Understanding Through Screencasting
Giving students opportunities to express their knowledge is important. But students are sometimes limited in their capabilities to show understanding if they are only given the opportunity to just write […]
Redesigning the Classroom One Lesson At a Time
What a great couple of weeks we have had in the new Stroth Learning and Sports Center. We have been watching our new wing grow for that last 12 months. The […]
