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I have always enjoyed history. My dad is a history teacher and has been almost as long as I’ve been alive. I thought that is what I wanted to do as well as that is what I originally was studying when I went to school. But…plans and paths change and I’m very happy with my […]
Taking Online…Offline
So how many of you parents and caregivers out there are Zoom masters? Google Hangouts wizards? Seesaw professionals? Microsoft Teams experts? Ok, ok I’m sorry I know you’re getting enough of all these virtual platforms from your kids’ schools. But, seriously who would have thought at the beginning of this year we would all become […]
The Power of Showing Up
Quick…pop quiz! Sorry, I know this is a blog and there aren’t supposed to be any quizzes, but we can just chalk this up as another thing that’s weird about 2020 right? Pop quiz…let’s say you have a class and the teacher says 50% of the grade is a quiz, and 50% of the grade […]
Feeling Your Feelings
Confusion. Anxiety. Frustration. Fear. Did any of these words trigger something in you about the current state of the world and our communities right now? I’m sure they did and definitely triggered some responses in me as well. I’ve felt all of these feelings many times over the last few months…and then some. It’s incredibly […]
Diverse Books
I am a huge advocate of reading books to young children. Just as important, I believe, is what and who kids see in those books. As part of the work I do, we help train our volunteers on the importance of equity and inclusion especially as it relates to the students we work with and […]