Have you ever walked into a place – any place – and thought, “The people here really love their job!”? We were on vacation last year in Colorado, and we went in this pizza place. The guy standing out the counter calling out our name to let us know our food was ready was doing… Read more

A lack of language is one of the main hurdles the students we are targeting with culturally responsive have to face. Be it a lack of the English language (academic or social) as an English Learner, or a lack of vocabulary as a student living in generational poverty often experiences, this lack of language, and… Read more

So without putting blame, pointing fingers, or feeling bad about yourself in any way, shape or form, data and experience is revealing pretty clearly that virtual learning (at least virtual learning planned in a matter of months or weeks -for some, days even) is not best practice for the majority of students -especially those who… Read more

Most of us started out 2020 with a lot goals. Having “2020 Vision” seemed to be a very popular theme, and we felt ready to take on the world. And then March hit. And 2020 became a year of reactivity instead of proactivity. Many of you within the education world barely kept your head above… Read more

I know that many of you hardworking, dedicated teachers will start thinking about your lessons towards the end of the week. Your brains will start turning again, your creativity will start to flow, and you’ll start thinking about how you can adapt lessons for virtual or face-to-face. You’ll be prepared. You’ll be ready. Because you’re… Read more

Last year, I hit an adult milestone that I’ve been striving for for many years – two Christmas trees. A “Family” tree and a “Pretty” tree. I don’t know why this was such a goal, but it was, and it was achieved. (Small celebration here). So as I sit in my home office, where my… Read more