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My Heart is Bigger: Teacher Edition A few weeks ago, just after the political conventions were over, I posted the above status to Facebook.  It was one of the most liked posts I have ever shared. [...]

Learn From Your Students Every year that I was in the classroom, I had students who came from various walks of life. I taught Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons, Atheists, Catholics, Buddhists, [...]

Kindred Spirits My first year in education was in 2001 at private school in Greenville, SC. I was an assistant to five first grade classes before lunch, then I taught enrichment lessons to K5 in [...]

I Wish Other Teachers Knew The other day this article popped up in my newsfeed on Facebook. It was heartbreaking to read some of the responses that students wrote for their teachers to know. I [...]

Authentic Professional Development Confession… I am on a career path right now that I didn’t expect 15 years ago when my journey as a classroom teacher began. I must have sworn a hundred times [...]

Why Appreciate Teachers? May 1-5 or May 8-12, depending on what calendar you look at or what internet search you do for “Teacher Appreciation Week,” is the special time of year that we honor the [...]

Garbage Pail Kids, Silly Bandz, Fidget Spinners… Oh My! When I was little, I loved Garbage Pail Kids. I bought them every time I went to the gas station when we stopped to get my snack for [...]

Summer Isn’t The Same For Every Kid Every year around this time the collective cheers from students, parents, & teachers reach record decibel levels as another school year comes to a [...]

Summer of Creativity Every year around this time, I read Facebook posts of parents looking for camps to send their kids to for the summer. Just yesterday I read one from a parent who said she was [...]

What is Creativity, How Do I Get Better At It? Creativity, according to Webster’s, is the ability to transcend traditional ideas and to create meaningful new ideas. I doodled this little graphic [...]