Denise Simpson

I’m a little late post for my 2nd blog post and truth be told it’s because it was hard to pin point something that I wanted to focus on this time through Cohort 21. Since starting at a new school this year – I’ve been thrown into some unexpected challenges that immediately shifted my urgent/important…

The thread running through my seasons isn’t found in my coaching approach, but in my classroom practice – the steady rhythm of reflection and adjustment with my students. What began as an unintentional approach has become foundational to my professional growth. Season 13 deepened this practice in my student work, and now I’m discovering how…

Supporting SEL Through Creativity in the Arts: Vulnerability and Feedback in the Music Classroom Throughout my Cohort 21 experience this year, I’ve been exploring the question: How might we support students with their SEL through creativity in the arts that encourage vulnerability while also providing meaningful feedback for student growth? This question emerged from my…

As we’ve come back from winter break, I’ve been putting my “how might we question” into action. “How might we support students with their SEL through creativity in the arts that encourage vulnerability while also providing meaningful feedback for student growth?” This is very close to my HMW question from last year as I’m hoping…

As I look back to by first post for Cohort 21 last September – I definitely find myself thinking differently about the “Urgent vs. Important” concept discussed today. Rather than putting something in one category – I found pulling it apart into smaller pieces easier to see what might be urgent, important, both, or neither…