"Growth"? What is the Measurement that Matters: Describing Adult Learners' Progress
It has been quite some time since I was in a U.S. classroom setting faced with standardized tests. I am an elementary school teacher by...
"I'm a Writer?!" May the Force Be With Me. . .
I remember a kind of Rockwell painting of teaching. When my grandmother, a former teacher in New York City, frowned at me for expressing...
Five Great Reads to Expand My Teaching Identity
During my recent transition from ten years of educational experiences abroad to home, I struggled to decide how to ground my next steps. ...
36th Year
I want to work my hands raw. I want to let my nails grow. But mostly, I want my fingers smoothly wrapped around a quill, as the means...
Eight Reasons Why My Trainer is my Favorite Co Teacher, Or The Gym as my new PLC
We always work hard, but we always work harder the day after a holiday. “Heavy weight. Just eight,” she says. We believe our fearless...
Teacher as Character: A close reading
When I find myself the sympathetic ear for friends who are still teaching, or retired ex teachers, I am reminded of a saying I heard from...