Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my fourth SXSW EDU in Austin, TX. As Ron Reed mentioned before introducing scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw as ... Read More The post Professional Develop...
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Sometime in the summer of 2020, a small, vocal set of parents and advocates decided that teachers should get back to work. They overshadowed the ... Read More The post Professional: A Word Th...
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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend EduCon in Philadelphia, PA. Principal – and friend – Chris Lehmann asked me to participate in ... Read More The post On Professional Dev...
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The following text is a combination of things that never happened, but may feel familiar. But if they feel familiar, it probably did happen, but ... Read More The post Scenes from an Unopened...
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A few weeks ago, I had no intention of doing anything outside of my regular family/work duties. No meetings. No calls. Nothing. But last week, ... Read More The post Are You More Savvy Than a...
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This past Saturday, I was doing some mindless scrolling through Instagram when I saw an announcement from one of my former students. Diamond – yes, ... Read More The post Shine On, Diamond ...
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a special professional development session on a snowy and icy day at PS 20 in the Lower East ... Read More The post You Couldn’t Sit With Us (An O...
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It felt like a typical night for a Black student activist at Syracuse University back in 2002. In addition to the keynote speaker that the ... Read More The post What It Means To Stick With L...
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There were about six minutes of silence in my house while I stared at my computer screen. This time, my advisors were on the other ... Read More The post What I Get To See In Us appeared fi...
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Have you ever taken a ride on Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure? You get in a seat with the high-velocity harness, ... Read More The post Tired of Being Tired (Towards A B...
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