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To All The Students I’ve Taught Before…
I had a revelation this week. In reading over the letters my students wrote, due on just our 7th day of class together, I was floored by how good they were. How honest and heartfelt and creative. And it hit me: Think of all the students who I have held…
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What I learned in my very first week of workshop
Hello again, virtual friends! I’m fresh off of week one of this brand new school year, and it was somehow a crazy whirlwind and one hundred days long all at once. By the end of day one, everything hurt. By the end of day two, it felt like surely it…
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Day 1 Recap: Can the whole year be like this?
School started yesterday, and it was so unexpectedly wonderful, I don’t know if I can even adequately describe it. I was amazed, class after class, by how my students responded to my letter. I started by explaining that I wrote them a letter. Instead of starting with a bunch of…
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(I Must) Write Every Day
Greetings from school! I’m (officially) back at work this week, enjoying lots of meetings, professional development, and, of course, getting ready for the first day of school on Monday. While I’ve been in the building more than a few times this summer, it was a harsh reality to wake up…
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Pre-school jitters (or, I have no idea what I’m doing)
Okay friends, school starts in just over a week, and I’m feeling it. When I’m honest with myself, I realize that I really don’t know what I’m doing, and that’s terrifying. I mean, I’ve read a lot about how to “do” workshop, and I’ve had some training, but I’ve never…
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Starting The Year Off Write
The first week of school is fast approaching, and I’m already battling my usual pre-school anxiety. But this year, in addition to the typical back to school nerves, I’m even more anxious because I am completely revamping how I teach my Heritage 1 course. For as much as I have…
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The Journey Begins…Again
A brand new school year is just around the corner, and I am really excited to get started. At the same time, I really wish my summer were a few weeks longer. Who doesn’t, right? I’m especially excited this year because I have completely revamped my course – I’ll be…
Growing with Heritage Learners 