Do you use current events in your classroom? Are you always seeking ways to connect your lessons to what is going on in the world? I constantly search for strategies to connect student learning to the real world. …
When we think of AI taking over the workforce, most of us think of factory-type jobs. However, the growth and innovation of technology will lead to many career paths being eliminated. More and more of us will need to reinvent our lives.
I was having a conversation recently with my…
I started my 24th year of teaching this fall. I have seen ups and downs of all sorts. I never imagined my toughest years would come after two decades of experience. Yet, here we are.
I was once committed and dedicated to my craft. I found joy and inspiration daily…
Have you been overwhelmed with questions in your classroom? Ever feel like questions are coming at you like dodgeballs? I have noticed in recent years that students are asking more and more questions, and they are expecting me to give them all of the answers they need. …
By now you have likely seen the viral video of Ms. Fitzpatrick on the recess playground. A young third grade teacher, she mingles on the playground with her students. She decides to join in the fun. With a basketball, she promises her students hot chocolate if she lands the net…
Do you journal? I’ve been journaling nearly every day since third grade when my mother forced me to start the practice. At first, I battled the concept. My mother would sit with me at the end of each day while I wrote something about my day or life. My first…
For two years, we have been concerned with the impact of the virus on children’s education in America. Rather than institute needed changes and back-up plans, administrators have simply waited for everything to go back to normal. Well, guess what? We will never be returning to normal. This is our…
I’ve spent my entire career teaching America’s youth. Whether I’ve taught students about other countries or America, my instructional foundation has centered on America’s core values of freedom and democracy.
Yet in recent years, I have limited my discussions of American politics in the classroom to avoid causing too much…
Call me crazy. Some do. I prefer to think of myself as a forward-thinking realist. I’ve been pondering this question: What if the resignation of teachers all across the land leads us to AI and the metaverse as the only solution? What if no one wants to teach anymore? What…
