Self Care Ain’t Enough!
Educators Need to Use the Winter Break to Move Towards Healing The hope needed to remain in urban education is on the other side of educators healing themselves. This healing must start with us...
The Reflections of a Mom Processing Uvalde
As I watched my 3rd grader take the stage with his friend, to accept his end-of-the year awards, it hit me. It hit me that just a day before, 19 moms like me got their kids up, dressed them for...
It’s Time to Be Mindful About the “U” in Educator
This year, educators across America have been running on auto-pilot and fueled by coffee, Dr. Peppers, and Red Bulls. Now, it’s time to turn the auto-pilot off and regain control of our minds. Why,...
When Things Happen Around Us
From our response, students learn how to respond to their own emotions, empathize with others, critically analyze situations, and, most importantly, take action that leads to change. ...
The REAL LOVE That Our Hearts Need
Every week, I look at my rosters, and I think about the ONEs I need to go after. Who are the ones that are not logging in? How can I go after them? Who are the ones not completing assignments? How...
Prioritizing Social Emotional Learning in the Age of COVID-19
For many of our learners, being present at a physical school building, and having a relationship with an educator is essential for their health and well being. It is the source of stability, peer...
A New Look at White Flight Inside Public Schools 1.0
Why is there not a high representation of people of color in these classes? What are the invisible barriers that are in place that guide students of color not to take upper-level classes? What...
What Pages Taught Me About Having A Growth Mindset
Having a growth mindset is necessary, at all times, when in the field of education....
Free Your Mind And The Rest Will Follow
Have you ever had an amazing idea for a lesson, activity, or learning guide in your head but that’s where it remains? That happens to me literally every day. For some time now, I have been...
