By Jessica Salfia My classroom is a strange place to me these days. Desks are spaced far apart. My reading rug, easy chair, and bean bags in my book nook are gone. My snack table is empty. Craft supplies are packed away. Chrome books are out daily. Every lesson is highly Read more…
By Jessica Salfia A few weeks in our COVID-19 isolation, I got a message from my friend Natalie Sypolt who wanted to know if I would review a book for the online literary magazine, Change Seven. (side note: Check out this magazine. It’s a treasure trove of fiction, non-fiction, and Read more…
By Jessica Salfia Well, it’s day 9,789,573 of distance learning, distance teaching, and (if you are a parent), helping your own children navigate their distance learning assignments. During these last 5 weeks when I’m not teaching or communicating with students, I have been trying to find constructive ways to occupy Read more…
By Jessica Salfia Last week West Virginia teachers (and teachers across the county) in a moment’s notice were asked to leave their schools and transition with no training and little guidance to “distance” learning for up to three weeks. And we did. Because teachers and school service personnel are extraordinary. Read more…
By Jessica Salfia One of the things in my professional career that I’m most proud of is the work we’ve done to create WVELA. This conference is an opportunity for West Virginia’s ELA teachers to come together and share, collaborate, and grow. We all know that there is some truly Read more…