A tropical storm rolled in on what would become a lazy Sunday. Rain is still novel enough for my family to sit outside and watch it pour. So I sat and thought. I felt like this move would be a
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Co-teaching Online
I think we probably all remember that one class we all took in our teacher training that talked about the various models of co-teaching. After that you head off into the real world where you may or may not actually
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Undeveloped Thoughts
The story goes that when my dad went away to college, he was going to study economics. On his first trip home, he told my grandfather that economic concepts bounce off his head like billiard balls and that he was
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“Keep Moving”
In August of 2016, I made the choice to “come home” after 7 years in Orlando, Florida. I crammed what I could into a Honda Civic, gave away my remaining IKEA furniture, and began a solo mission driving across the
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When Remote Learning Is the Only Option
These past ten months have been quite the decade. (If you’re thinking my math is off, ask any educator how much they feel they’ve aged since March.) When I entered teaching in 2000 we still took attendance on bubble sheets
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A Civics Teacher Laments
I spent almost all of my teaching career as a civics teacher, which is the best job ever. Students in their last year of high school are prepared to take that last social studies class and say goodbye to high
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The Teaching Edit
If you’re anything like me, you watched (and loved) the Netflix original Get Organized with The Home Edit. In the show, expert home organizers Clea and Joanna help clients contain their clutter to create stunning spaces. You may have even
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Now that it is 2021, it only seems appropriate that my first blog of the New Year is one of reflection, but as I reflect, I can only come to one conclusion, Educators Rock! Was this year hard? Would I
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The Hidden Curriculum Manual: COVID-19 Edition
The fresh feeling of a new year, and a clean slate, often brings my thoughts down memory lane for a moment. It reminds me to think of things I have learned, or ways that I have grown, and things that
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To Retake or Not Retake, THAT is the Question
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards released scores in December 2020. Maybe you saw this: Maybe you didn’t. I opened the score report email three times….all before they included fireworks. The first two started with, “We regret to
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