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As a new teacher coach, I often forget to explain simple ideas because I assume adults know them already. This is often also true of a teacher making assumptions of students’ background knowledge. We realize in the moment that we made a horrible assumption and have to backtrack to fill in the knowledge gap. That…

One day, I was getting things done around the house and listening to my Michael Jackson Pandora station on my iPhone. One of MJ’s famous songs came on called “Man in the Mirror.” In that moment, the chorus just hit me with its powerful message: “I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking…

Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a teacher. I played school with my stuffed animals in my mom’s high heels, passing back blank papers to my living room classroom of “students.” I was hooked and in love with being the best teacher for students. I was inspired by my fun,…

Hello readers! I have not been writing as often as I have in the past because I was planning my wedding. But, I am happy to say that I am now back in the swing of things as a MARRIED woman! Here are a few captured moments from friends and family of our special day:…

This past year i have been interviewing future teachers for The New Teacher Project‘s Teaching Fellows programs. At the beginning of the interview, I always share a brief background on myself before diving in to the real questions. So many times the interviewee was inspired by something I said we end up chatting about that…

I know I have posted about this topic before, but I truly feel this mindset shift can change education as we know it. Professional development is a lot of talking AT teachers. Even when a teacher gets support from a coach or mentor it is often by more telling. Rarely do teachers have time to practice…

During planning one day, my literacy coach proposed that my team engage students in a review of material in a manner similar to the game “Jeopardy.” However, why not have each student work on a device at their desk to answer instead of answering out loud as one large class? This was genius- why not?!…