I have this metaphor for what it’s like to teach in a pandemic. You’re swimming in the ocean and at first you’re doing fine; treading mostly, but you’re managing to keep your head above water. Then the tide goes out and the undertow kicks in and before you know it you’re drowning. And there are […]
At our last F2F meeting, my support group had a fabulous conversation about DEI in our classrooms. I brought up a unit that I designed last year and which I’ve continued to develop throughout the pandemic: a novel study that focuses on #OwnVoices books. Everyone was incredibly supportive and encouraged me to blog about, so […]
When I first read this prompt, I sort of wanted to laugh. Going well? A more accurate question most days would be “What isn’t going terribly?” That’s why it took me such a long time to decide how to write this post. I feel as though this school year has made me re-evaluate what ‘going […]