What could have turned into an uncomfortable moment in a teacher-parent relationship eventually turned…
It’s the New Year. I’ve been on winter break for nine days. And like most vacations I am finding it extremely difficult to…
I’m keeping my first #CCCWrite post simple, because the idea is so simple yet so often it’s overlooked.
This was my first class at Michigan State University. I was enrolled in the post-baccalaureate Teacher Preparation program while finishing up my undergrad at The University of Michigan. I can’t remember the title of the class. I can’t even remember the teacher’s name. What I do…
And that’s the truth. I’m not sad. That’s because I’m looping with a phenomenal group of learners with my good friend Jennifer Nusbaum.
Apparently a lot.
It’s a complicated story. But one worth telling. Let’s go back almost 10 years. I was teaching a group of gifted learners at Ryan Elementary in Chandler, AZ. It was August or September and I was reading…