Meditations on Literature and Literacy…Continued
Musings on the world of literature, education and how they intersect
Starting this week, I will be mentoring a student teacher. I did not have much of a student teaching experience as a Teaching Fellow, but I’ve been thinking about things that I wish I’d learned then but didn’t. Don’t take students’ behavior personally. Their anger is not about you. It might be directed at you …
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As we close 2020, many of us are uncertain about what the future holds. When can we all get the vaccines that are beginning to be available? Will it be safe to go back into school buildings? Will we be able to keep our kids engaged and happy when we have to spend less time …
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The first year teaching is one of the hardest periods in someone’s professional life. If you’re lucky, you have a group of mentors and experienced teachers looking out for you (Thanks, Mr. C, Ms. Brusch, Sonya, Juan, et al). If you’re not as lucky, you get handed books, advice and professional development that never really …
I’ve been thinking a lot about my students. The ones who graduated. The ones who improved without the distractions of physical school. The ones who didn’t. But my mind always goes back to a small, specific group. These kids were doing fine while we were meeting in person. They were attending class, making progress. I …
It’s been hard for me to write the last couple of months. Partly because of time constraints…who knew I would have to be both a working mom and a stay at home mom during a quarantine? Partly because I wasn’t sure I had anything original to say. So many others had covered the difficulties facing …
This week I attended a Professional Development (PD) workshop on co-teaching. Contrary to popular belief, teachers who don’t work in the summer sometimes spend their time trying to improve their practice for the upcoming year. So with this in mind, I attended this workshop. Now…I will have to say I was disappointed. While the presenters …
Meditations on Literature and Literacy...Continued 