The Black Panthers, in my opinion, represent Black independence and autonomy. They impacted my life growing up through education and real-life examples of African Americans who positively impact their communities. In fact, their contributions have positively impacted millions of Americans,
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It’s the alphabet soup of interventions! MTSS – Multi-tiered system of support RTI – Response to intervention EI – Early intervention IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan EBP – Evidence-Based Practice IEP – individualized education plan PBIS – Positive behavior
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“Sara! I am so inspired!” That is what I heard each month when my colleague, Rebecca Oravec, would call me after her CommunityShare Fellowship meetings a few years ago. Our principal sent out an invite to participate in a monthly
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I have to start this with a disclaimer. I have been wanting to write about this topic for a while, but did not want to talk about how horrible the effects have been. I finally found a way to discuss
Read More“Hi Ms. Brinkman, do you remember me?”- is a sentence I am beginning to hear more and more as I advance in my teaching career. Having been at the same school for my entire career, (17) the benefit is having
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Aggregate expenditure limit…you may have heard this term recently, or maybe you remember the panic last year as the AEL loomed over public schools. Either way, be ready to hear about this term again as the deadline to override it
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One of my favorite “new year” writing activities to do with students was inspired by this tweet from #disrupttexts co-founder Tricia Ebarvia. We read the poems together and then I ask them to quickwrite about five things they would metaphorically
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“To teachers and ed support professionals: I see you, I respect you & I will always stand up for you.” -Katie Hobbs, State of the State Speech 2023 For the first time in 14 years an Arizona governor prioritized public
Read MoreI had the opportunity to attend Arizona’s State of the State address and opening senate ceremonies this past week, and you can be sure I jumped on that chance! As a citizen, it was pretty cool to witness. As an
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Since 2020, our country has been hit with a wave of teacher resignations that don’t seem to be subsiding anytime soon. Social media and the news are full of reasons why teachers shouldn’t stay in the profession. Instead of focusing
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