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Aug 23, 2023 ∙ 4 min
Take the Limits Off!
Photo by Andre Morales Kalamar on Unsplash This summer, I drove my son to an Old Dominion University (ODU) basketball camp. During the...
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Aug 20, 2023 ∙ 3 min
Back to School for Educators: The ABCs for a Healthier School Year
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash Whether you are dreading the return to school or extremely excited about the new school year, these...
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Jul 16, 2023 ∙ 4 min
Prioritizing Sidelined Narratives: Reshaping Education for Equity and Inclusion
Photo by Maheima Kapur on Unsplash Have you ever questioned the content of your textbooks or the narratives shared in classrooms? Did you...
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May 1, 2023 ∙ 6 min
Land Acknowledgements: Honoring Indigenous and Enslaved Peoples
by Melissa Smith Photo by Amber Martin on Unsplash For far too long, the history of Indigenous and Enslaved peoples has been ignored or...
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Apr 13, 2023 ∙ 3 min
Be Seen: Drive Your Scat Pack
Photo by Yoal Desurmont on Unsplash My son and nephew love cars! When we are driving they can tell you what car is next to us. How fast...
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Jan 29, 2023 ∙ 7 min
New Year’s Nutrition
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash We are a few weeks into the new year and chances are you’ve set some sort of goal related to eating...
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Jan 22, 2023 ∙ 4 min
Moving Towards My Intentions for Transformation
For about ten years now, I would select a personal word to guide my experience for the upcoming year. Before I started selecting a...
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Jan 8, 2023 ∙ 6 min
Do NOT Put Your Hands on Their HEADS
How did you feel when the Crown Act was passed in the House of Representatives on March 18, 2022? Now, what were your emotions when the...
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Jan 5, 2023 ∙ 4 min
The Gift of Stress
I recently wrote about stress mindset and the power of shifting our perspective from seeing stress as a form of suffering to viewing it...
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Dec 6, 2022 ∙ 4 min
The Problem with Professional Development (Part 2)
In part one of this blog series, I focused on my conversations with elementary educators related to their self-reported professional...
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Dec 1, 2022 ∙ 3 min
Who Owns Edjacent?
Some people believe that Meghan Raftery not only owns Edjacent, but that she actually is Edjacent. But Edjacent is much larger than just...
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Nov 28, 2022 ∙ 3 min
Stress Mindset
Stressed. This is the one word response I hear most often when I ask my teacher friends, "How are you?" It's been a heavy year for...
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Nov 22, 2022 ∙ 4 min
The Problem with Professional Development (Part 1)
Have you ever had the misfortune of attending a professional development (PD) session that had little interest or value in your current...
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Nov 20, 2022 ∙ 4 min
Alignment: Words and Deeds
Have you ever been in a meeting and facilitators ask for suggestions? Then suggestions are shared around the room through a protocol or...
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Nov 17, 2022 ∙ 8 min
Put Me In, Coach! I’m Ready to Play! (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part blog series. Part 1 provided an overview of coaching and my experience with instructional coaching....
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Nov 13, 2022 ∙ 5 min
Put Me In, Coach! I’m Ready to Play! (Part 1)
Photo credit Twenty20 @askoldsb When I was a kid I played a lot of sports. Field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, tennis. But I was never...
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Nov 9, 2022 ∙ 3 min
Time Is on My Side, Yes It Is!
Two years ago, I purchased an instant pot as a household Christmas gift. We used it several times to expedite cooking healthy meals. The...
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Oct 20, 2022 ∙ 4 min
Maturity Is Not Measured by Your Age!
I have been in many discussions, conversations, and dialogues with individuals. Whether these actions took place face to face, by...
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Sep 22, 2022 ∙ 7 min
No Is a Full Sentence: Redefining My Relationship to Teaching
For the past five years or so of my 11-year teaching career, I have made an intentional effort to take stock of my relationship with the...
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Aug 31, 2022 ∙ 6 min
Educators Prioritizing Their Own Health and Wellness. How and Why They Can and Should.
As the school year gets underway it would be fair to say that many educators are coming back to school with mixed emotions. Of course,...
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Aug 17, 2022 ∙ 5 min
The Time Is Now!
Since Brown v. Board of Education, there has been legal precedent for equitable educational opportunities regardless of demographics,...
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Aug 14, 2022 ∙ 7 min
Confronting Implicit Bias: How Are We Showing Up For ALL Students?
What do you see when you look at your students? It should come as no surprise that perception dictates the way we see and interact with...
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Aug 3, 2022 ∙ 6 min
Family Project-Based Learning
On August 10th, my youngest son will turn seven. We will celebrate his birthday the same way we have every year since his first birthday:...
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Jun 7, 2022 ∙ 6 min
Chapter Four: Open letter to society on behalf of my students
If you have followed my journey you will know that I entered the classroom this year with a bit of trepidation and hesitation. In all...
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