The school year is in full swing! Even in the busyness of back-to-school season, it’s important to make time for reflection. Here are a few prompts to reflect on at the end of each week: Grab your journal and give these a try! I’d love to know what you discovered as you thought through these…
Taking time to reflect wasn’t something I did at the beginning of my career because… As time went on though, I started to take 5 minutes on my prep, on the way to lunch, or any other short piece of time to think about what was happening in that day. As a result, I became…
It’s 2000. I’m the “new girl” in 5th grade. I attended this school K-2nd grade, and while a lot of the other kids knew me, most students and my teachers did not. There was one teacher, we’ll call her…Ms. Jones. Ms. Jones taught computers and 5th grade social studies. I was pretty good at school,…
Have you ever met someone and after one conversation felt like, “I need to get my life together?” I have, and her name is Afreeka Van. Afreeka has been in education for over 20 years. Her journey began as a math teacher, and from there she has served as a coach, school leader, and consultant.…
April means spring, the start of warm weather (in most places in the US), and testing. Schools all over the nation are administering state standardized tests to “test” how much students have grown from the fall, last spring, or last year. This time of year can be stressful for students and teachers alike. Here are…
“That’s all I have to say. I have another meeting in a few minutes…are we done here?” A former leader said this me during an impromptu meeting. I was pulled out of class by my coach because of the lesson I was teaching. I was told it was “inappropriate” and that it was “triggering” for…
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