student support
4 Tips to Prioritize Students' Dignity During Remote Learning
Have you ever revisited your philosophy of teaching? I don’t mean the progressive policies you ardently advocate for at faculty meetings or on Facebook; I mean that one-page declaration you typed as...
equity
3 Questions Every Educator Should Ask to Prepare for School This Year
There are some things we understand much better today than we did four months ago. Leading school districts and schools of all grade levels during the COVID-19 pandemic has become the greatest...
School Discipline
White Teachers, Our Whiteness Is Getting in Our Way
Since the murder of George Floyd, teacher leaders across America have sought to prove the necessity of antiracism in public education. And rightly so: from our curriculum to our disciplinary...
School Discipline
Getting Pepper-Sprayed by School Police Shouldn't Be a Part of My Job
I have only felt the terrible sting and discomfort of pepper spray one time, and that was when I was teaching and coaching teachers in the high school setting. The last lunch had dismissed. Students...
bias
Teachers, Our Words Can Re-Traumatize Our Black Students
My educational journey started as a special education student, a label that I would maintain throughout my elementary school years. From first to fourth grade, I attended Laurel Elementary School in...
IEP
Our Students Have Strong Emotions Right Now, And That's Not a Disability
When a local newspaper featured a picture of one of our students at a peaceful protest against police brutality, the staff at the small special education program where I work were filled with pride....
