School House

  • Thoughts and Prayers

    I wrote this at 3am after learning about Uvalde. One of those laying in bed moments when you can’t sleep so you grab your phone to document your thoughts. The text is below the video. Our thoughts…

  • The Failure of Heritage Months

    Three years ago, I posed a question for my friends… “What are your earnest feelings about history and heritage months?” My question came hours after a disconcerting interaction with a student while covering a class in September…

  • Approaching Summative Assessment

    One of the beauties of successful education is that it adapts to the needs of the time while also preparing students for the unknown. This means not only must we adapt the way we teach but also…

  • So You Want to Lesson Plan Pt.1

    The best lesson plan is one that begins with the end in mind. You may have heard the buzzwords “backwards planning” or “backwards design.” So you may want to create the most epic lesson plan ever but…

  • *Leadership Edition* Build a Relationship

    While perusing the internet for a summer project, I stumbled across this advice article written in 2015 [though I thought it was older due to the layout reminding me of a 1970’s airport]. I wondered how much…