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Anchors in the Storm

Life is crazy right now. Since the school year started, I have had only one full day to actually sit at my desk and work. The rest of the time I am visiting teachers, meeting with principals, planning...

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Common Core Standards: Catching Up On Informational Text

I am writing this post in response to an article titled “New education standards elbow out literature” by Alex Halperin at the online news magazine Salon. The standards that Halperin refers to are the...

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“Is This a Brown School?”– On Teaching My Kids About Diversity

Last night I took my kids to a fall festival at one of the schools I work with. I actually taught at this school for five years, so it’s always like coming home when I go over there. This school is...

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Common Core Standards, Part 2: What Do the Teachers Think?

This is Part 2 of what will be a 3-part series on Common Core State Standards. Part 1: Busting the Myths can be found here. Part 3 will be my own reasons for supporting Common Core, as well as a couple...

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Common Core Standards Part 3: Why I Like Them

FINALLY! A month later, I’m finally getting back to the third installment of my Common Core Standards series! I apologize for the delay, folks! Click below to read the first two parts. Part 1 – Common...

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I Am a Person. With Feelings.

I don’t talk about my job much on here, but I participated in a great activity at work this week that has been sitting on my conscience for a few days. I work for the Office of English Learners for...

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We Don’t Speak English; We Speak Love

I just spent two days working with adult English Learners attending our district’s adult high school. I was administering a speaking test which is part of our annual English proficiency assessment. I...

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Empowerment, The Culture of Power, and a Rigged Game

I’ve been sitting in a lot of meetings for English learners lately. In these meetings, there are usually a bunch of white, educated women sitting around the table. Teachers, administrators, guidance...

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How I Am Using Pinterest to Support My Teachers

So . . . this is not a normal post. No Jesus stuff. No gooey feelings. No wistful doubting. Today I give you a peek into my professional life . . . and into my relationship with Pinterest. I have a...

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Saying Geronimo (And a Link-Up!)

I’ve been obsessed with the song “Geronimo” lately. I hear it on the radio during my commute and I turn the volume up and sing along. Can you feel it? Now it’s coming back we can steal it If we bridge...

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