I just turned my calendar page from July to August. I usually love this time of year. Pre-season football is normally beginning, autumn is next month (which means the holidays are right around the corner), and the best part is a new school year is starting! Instead of anticipation this year, I feel dread. This... Continue Reading →

I feel it’s time for my brutally honest position regarding preschool returning to campuses amidst COVID19 outbreaks. In fact, I feel like it's my responsibility to share my thoughts as a preschool teacher. I have written about my deep love for my classroom community, my grief about campus closure last year, and the challenges of... Continue Reading →

“Sometimes you can get too much support.” This simple statement stuck with me for weeks. As an instructional coach, teacher retention is always on my mind. The students in my school won’t reach their fullest potential and a culture of instructional excellence can’t be nurtured with constant teacher turnover. In the past few years, supporting... Continue Reading →

Let me get straight to my point: If you are an Arizona teacher engaging in a public space right now, I think you have a responsibility to behave professionally. And if you are an Arizona teacher right now watching other teachers interact in a public space, I think you have a responsibility to request that... Continue Reading →

On Wednesday, May 3, 2018, the Arizona House of Representatives debated the K-12 education budget bill late into the night. Educators and supporters filled the lobby or gallery of the House of Representatives and watched for several hours as pro-public education amendments would be introduced and debated, but not passed. It had already been a... Continue Reading →

If you are a special education teacher who works with paraprofessionals in your classroom, you might find it challenging to be the team leader. Even if you manage to set aside time for team meetings, it can be hard to cultivate collaboration, delegate tasks, create vision, and manage conflicts as they arise. Or perhaps you... Continue Reading →

  The everyday life of children and adolescents today is characterized by increasing sensory overload and high, often exaggerated demands on their performance and psychological capacity. It is not uncommon for young people to be under great pressure of expectations and to be unsettled in their self-esteem and self-image. The mental health of our students... Continue Reading →

Before I had kids, I’d hear parents talk about what their kids watched on YouTube. It was the beginning of the toy unboxing videos, and my nephews were obsessed with them. I remember thinking “Not my kid.” There was something about it that just seemed icky. I remember feeling the same way when preschools students... Continue Reading →