advocacy
An Open Letter to the Beleaguered
Teaching in 2020 is nothing less than surreal. Consider seven imperatives to prevent yourself from being swallowed up by this school year.
Back to School
The Top Five Reasons Why Back-to-School is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Teaching is a profession to be proud of, and you do work worthy of song.
Back to School
We Make Time for What We Value
By Karla Hilliard Recently I had the opportunity to speak with a group of new teachers about active reading strategies and building a culture of literacy. In our afternoon breakout session, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn toward the enduring, unanswerable question that haunts new and experienced Read more…
Blog
Why I’m Thankful to be a Teacher Who Struggles with Depression
Last year, I was one of those 16.1 million. I have gone through four distinct depressions in my life. My first year of college, my first year after graduating college, my first year of teaching, and last spring/summer. You don’t need to know my entire history to realize that it is a factor that has affected my life as an adult.