This is not just for teachers who teach in schools where equity is a tangible priority. Regardless of your location, it is important to be …
First Impressions in the Classroom
“Life is about impressions. And the most important impression you can make is that first one. But the thing with first impressions is that they …
Teachers: Try This Your First Week Back
As one of my followers on a social media platform reminded me yesterday, not all schools start and end at the same time during the …
Gingerbread Houses and Cookie Cutter Approaches to Teaching
Two days before Christmas break this past school year, I unloaded the trunk of my car and hauled in thirty gingerbread house kits. The boxes …
Creating a Classroom
A few years ago, I took an AQ (additional qualifications) course and one of the first assignments was creating a visual representation of my ideal …
2 keys to teaching before summer break
As I wrote in my last blog, the days before summer break offer us teachers a unique experience that we do not have during the …
3 Things Every Teacher Should Do In June
Countdowns are nearing the teen numbers on staffroom white boards across the country. During the first week of summer break, I always look back on …
Talking like a teacher to being a teacher talking
I was explaining to a non-teacher friend of mine about the dynamic that young Black males face as teachers in the elementary setting, a setting …
Why My First Year of Teaching Was My Favorite
I remember getting offered a permanent contract to teach the Friday before the school year started. The offer was for a 6/7 split grade in …
Teaching with the Door Open
This could also be titled, “My Failures as a Teacher” because, for the life of me, I have not been able to do this next …