Teaching

Recently, I shared with a colleague that I was about to start my new job as an assistant professor of education, assisting first-year teachers as they emba

When I was in middle school, it was pretty clear what my teachers thought of me. I was placed in the slow track, literally named the “Delta” group, as oppo

“Dear @MrTomRad, we have a lot of common peeps and I respect your work. While I can appreciate what you’re trying to do with this piece, a surge in racism

As teacher leaders, we go out and we inspire; we fight; we motivate, and we do it because we love students and believe in educators. We view our teacher ro

Outrage: Kids Can’t Read, America It took the kid about 5 minutes to read one sentence. He struggled to pronounce the easiest words. I was annoyed. I said

With Chicago’s school closings, enrollment declines, funding issues and problematic special education reforms dominating the headlines for the past five ye

This post generated a lot of thoughtful responses to which the author has written a reflection reconsidering his approach to race in this particular piece.

A few months into my time as Oregon’s Teacher of the Year I was asked to speak to the largest gathering of teachers in my state. As I stood at the podium,

Twenty-first century learning calls on adults in the classroom to move from a position of power to a position of empowerment. How and whether we empower al