Project: Social Media and Social Justice
Seeking contributors for a crowd-sourced curriculum on social media uses and risks in social justice. ...
Teaching
Sharing Challenges with Students
Re-posted from "The Standard" – a group blog from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. ...
Educators Speak Out on KPFA
The potential teacher strike in Los Angeles is highlighting teacher power to organize and bring about change. Listen to this interview and follow links to learn more. ...
7 Experiences for Teachers to Seek for a Satisfying Career
Teachers seeking a more satisfying career should seek out a variety of opportunities to learn and lead. ...
Time Magazine and Teachers, Cover to Cover
Dear Time magazine editors: thank you for calling attention to the plight of underpaid teachers. You do recognize your contributions to the problem, right?...
The Tripod of Teacher Unionism
If we are committed to helping our students reaching their full potential, we must be commit to dismantling the obstacles society has placed in their way. ...
“Just Ask Us” Author Shares Student Insights on Teaching
Heather Wolpert-Gawron's new book centers student voices and student advice to help teachers improve. It's worthwhile reading for almost any middle school or high school teacher....
The Ordinary Extraordinary
There really isn't a word in English to convey one of the most common and important feelings teachers experience, the paradoxical sense of amazement at something frequent and predictable - like the br...
Tell Your Story, Make a Difference
Video of my EdTalk at San Francisco State University, July 2017, California Teachers Summit....
Wrapping Up at EdWeek, Part 1
Capturing the Spark is winding down. Here's the first post in a two-part farewell, looking back at my EdWeek Teacher blogging experience....