A bit of commonplace memories from Austin, TX The great Cory Doctorow celebrated four years of his Pluralistic blog last week. As such, I felt it a good time to rethink my own attempts at creating a public commonplace book. I’m unsure how effective my work at creating...
Live look at Kentucky schools It’s a Friday in mid-January, which means there’s snow on the ground here in Kentucky, and many of our schools are either working remotely or out of session. I’m checking in with my teachers while enjoying cup of coffee number 3, swaddled...
Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Pexels.com Understanding the Loneliness Epidemic In a profound exploration of the modern societal challenge, Harvard professor Robert Waldinger sheds light on the growing epidemic of loneliness in his recent YouTube lecture. He defines...
Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com It’s the first newsletter of the new year, and I’ve got several cool things to share with you. I’m still struggling to adjust back to normal life after the swirling nothingness that is the week between Christmas and New Year’s....
Photo by picjumbo.com on Pexels.com Given the benefits of writing on reading skills, comprehension, information retention, higher-order thinking, and quality of learning, it makes sense for all teachers to focus on increasing the time they dedicate to writing in their...
