In light of Merriam-Webster dictionary naming “they” the word of the year, I saw it to be fitting to talk … Continue reading Preferred Pronouns in the Classroom

Soy un bilingüe emergente. Although I have been learning Spanish since I was in preschool, a total of sixteen years … Continue reading Supporting Emergent Multilingual Students

Our hope as educators is to empower students to the best of our ability so that they can complete their … Continue reading The Importance of Ethnic Studies

During the Diversity Symposium at Colorado State University I had the opportunity to attend a session on inclusive pedagogy. This … Continue reading Inclusive Pedagogy

I love a good color coordinated, outline format, highlighted sheet of notes as much as the next teacher, but let’s … Continue reading Notes about Sketchnoting

It was the summer of 1989, I wasn’t even born yet, but I’m going to tell you a sentimental yet … Continue reading The Most Generic Blog Title Ever

It’s inevitable, whether it’s off topic or not, someone has just made an offensive comment and the class is at … Continue reading What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

In case you were skeptical that the New York Times couldn’t get any cooler, I present to you: Mentor Texts. … Continue reading Mentor Texts

When you first hear the word “cult” the general tendency is to stay as far as humanly possible from whatever … Continue reading PLC/PLN

In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn. — Phil Collins. This is the first post on … Continue reading And So the Journey Begins…