Category: K-12

  • Emojis at Virtual School

  • Addressing Interesting Behaviors in a Virtual Classroom

    Addressing Interesting Behaviors in a Virtual Classroom

    Our school has a new platform. The platform is Newrow. Prior to that we were using Blackboard. With Blackboard, there was very little interaction. Now with Neworw, we have noticed some interesting behaviors with some of the middle schoolers. I teach special education. This is what I am noticing. The students now are encouraged to […]

  • Padlet

    We have a new platform at our school. It is almost like the first week again. More on that soon. With that, I am exploring other sites that can expand my teacher toolbox. One of my mentors recommended Padlet. I am encouraging my students to write and read their writing aloud. Here is the link: https://padlet.com/mybooknook7/fsvvlf19j5c5b5b9 […]

  • Blueberries from the Neon Farm

    Blueberries from the Neon Farm

    This week we are working on Narrative Poetry. I want my students to prepare for their Narrative Writing Assignment. In their general education classes they will have to write a 5 paragraph narrative essay. I want my students with special needs to explore words free verse style. I am trying to encourage my students to take […]

  • Virtual Drama Club: The Beginning of a Musical

    This afternoon’s collaboration meeting with our middle schoolers was so much fun! We are working on creating our own production At the beginning of the school year, we talked about doing an established pre-written musical. However, it is expensive for PK-12 schools to have access to be able to do musicals. We have a little over 80 students in […]

  • Pandemic Pedagogy Reflection 1

       

  • Glitches

    Glitches

    Sometimes the sky turns Technicolor Right before the rain Each pixilated plop  A square raindrop Lands on rows of black umbrellas      

  • Teaching Writing like Elementary School Fine Arts

    Teaching Writing like Elementary School Fine Arts

    (Tilden Park Berkeley, California circa 2012) Words are a carousel of consciousness. Of being. This year I am teaching middle school writing! I love writing, especially poetry! In talking with one of my fellow special education teachers I learned more about myself as a teacher. We were talking about how some of the students that we […]

  • Stakes

    Stakes

    Stakes, and not the kind that you kill vampires with. Stakes; as in a bet or wager. At the onset of school closures in March due to the pandemic most of us were moved to low stakes with regard to our teaching and learning. At the time, the high stakes at my school is that […]

  • Compartmentalized vs. An Interdependent Approach

    Compartmentalized vs. An Interdependent Approach

    I am thankful to be a part of a school leadership program through the Harvard Graduate School of Education partnering with the Harvard Business School. So far, most of the members in my cohort are school administrators. The first class that I am taking is Leading People.  One of topics is a reflective piece on […]