Over the past several months, I have really enjoyed officially being a student again. It’s been so wonderful to dive into really important topics, let them marinate, and create my own meaningful reflections and insights from them. I’m a naturally curious person, and I love learning and thinking about topics that I care about. I’m … [Read more…]
I wrote a poem. You can listen to it, and/or read it below. Ode to ALL Children They say what’s good for the goose is good for the gander But a broken system can’t heal without some radical candor The silent accomplice accomplishes nothing salient when blindness causes us to ignore the ways in which … [Read more…]
For this module, I decided to create a choice board. I’m also dogfooding (hello, new concept I had never heard of!), because I created it within the edtech tool we’ve been building. via GIPHY We are in the process of creating lessons and choice boards (or “Stacks” as we call them in our tool) … [Read more…]
For this module, I took the article that I wrote for Module 2 and edited it, as I’m going to submit it to Edutopia! I figure it’s worth a shot :). You can find the edited version of the article here! Thanks for checking it out.
From the time I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to become a teacher. I remember receiving a teacher’s play set for my 8th birthday – I was in heaven! (Although I’m still apologizing to my little sisters who had to endure many of my less-than-engaging lessons in those early days ;)). In … [Read more…]
Master learner, master educator. Reflecting on this past year of stepping into a new role of edtech cofounder, I’ve realized that I’ve felt this more than ever: striving to be a master learner and master educator. After all, it’s what led me to taking these two courses! Except until now, I didn’t have the language … [Read more…]
I wrote a poem about student voice & choice and empowerment. You can read it below, or listen to me read it here: The Choice is Yours They come in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Full of wonder, full of questions, full of unbridled excitement But more often than not, the fire fades, the passion wanes, the … [Read more…]
In the opening video to this module, George dropped two really powerful quotes. “The most important research we can do as educators will always be to know the learners we serve.” and “The curriculum tells you “what,” not “how.” The “how” is the artistry in education.” via GIPHY Wow. YES and YES. I couldn’t agree … [Read more…]
By now it’s clear: I drink the UDL kool-aid. I JUST SAY NO to one-size-fits-all education. I’m all about that learner variability, multiple modalities, and student voice and choice. Stories like this one about teachers embracing these mindsets move me to tears, and I feel so strongly that we should believe in every single child, … [Read more…]
If you asked me what student engagement was before I completed these readings, I would have talked all about the paying attention side of things. I really appreciated digging into the “staying committed” part of the equation, and how we can actually help students practice that. Not only has it helped me think about how … [Read more…]