One of the best ways to grow as an educator is to keep learning and keep trying something new. After all, it is much better

Toward the end of last semester, my students completed a brief yet powerful classroom activity that I paired with Chimamanda Adiche’s TED Talk “The Danger

As educators, we have a moral responsibility to have challenging conversations in our classrooms. Real-world events directly impact our students. Our students have questions and

Now that the New Year is upon us, it is time to reconnect with our students, engage them in authentic learning activities, and begin the

Remote learning is tough. It is tough for everyone: teachers, students, admin, and parents. This semester has been anything but ordinary, and despite continually revising

In a perfect universe, students would have an infinite amount of time to read and dissect, and read and dissect, and read and dissect some

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One of the most effective ways to teach students how to become stronger writers is to break down the writing process, only focus on one specific area at a time, and provide students with consistent practice. This is when when teaching writing in the secondary ELA classroom, it is important to break down the writing process.