Teaching

Kamilah Lawson lives in Woodbridge and teaches in Alexandria. Always entertaining, she recently took on the part of Janet in The Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of Pearl Cleage’s play The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years. …

In an era overflowing with information, it is more critical than ever to equip our children with the ability to discern, curate, and comprehend the data that inundates their daily lives. …

Taishan is the ancient sacred mountain in Shangdong Province. Ancient Chinese believed that mountains had spiritual significance, like Sinai and Mount Olympus in the West. Taishan is the most important of the sacred Chinese mountains. My wife and I were the first American teachers brought in to work in the…

I teach an online course for future teachers in a teacher credential program. I was grading journal posts last night when I read a student’s journal entry detailing her fears about interacting (or failure to interact) with parents. She was candid in describing possible scenarios. “What if a parent had…

I do not comprehend why so many students detest history. Everyone loves a good story, right? I can understand not liking to read, but stories don’t necessarily have to be told in books. They are told in movies, verbal accounts, and documentaries. And if people enjoy a good story, why…

I taught art at two nursing homes back-to-back this week, last week, the week before and the week before. With another nursing home sprinkled in the middle. And a benefit for Art Encounter was the cherry on top. I am one of the teaching artists for Art Encounter’s program called…

If you’ve been wondering about prompt engineering and why it’s such a big deal, let me assure you: You can do it. This journey isn’t about delivering you a ready-made perfect prompt, it’s about guiding you to create your own. The art of crafting the perfect prompt is akin to…

Do you remember when you were a kid on Christmas morning? Rushing to open a wrapped present! The exciting feeling of wonder and excitement. A world of possibilities mixed with longing expectations that it would be “that thing” you’d been wishing for? That in-between of reaching, holding and unwrapping… The…

You don’t have to travel or relocate. You simply have to be strategic. — As a foreign language teacher, I always look for new and innovative ways to help my students achieve their language goals. Not seeing progress after weeks or even months of study can be seriously debilitating. It drains your motivation and sometimes even makes you want to quit. Fortunately, as a…