“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou
What’s your commitment in 2021? Mine is courageous creativity. Here’s why.
Word Choice and Power
Watching the live reporting of the attempted coup on January 6th, 2021, I was thinking about two things: racial inequities in policing, and bias in the word choice used to report collective actions. This blog focuses on word choice, and how we can teach students to listen and read critically for bias.
Reflecting on Connection – My Top 10 Virtual Collaborations in 2020
In this blog post, I invite readers to back up from the K-12 context and reflect on how we connect and collaborate in our own lives. And in a pandemic, how we build connections that matter when we are miles apart and limited to digital tools.
5 Ways to Connect Socially on Zoom
There’s nothing like being together in person with those we love, but here are five ideas to consider for creating a shared virtual experience with extended family and friends.
Unexpected Joy
With the mad string of traumatic and unexpected events in 2020, why not a bit of magic? Why not a totally irrational moment of joy?
Do I Add More Supports, or Change My Teaching?
This is an essential question to ask when a student struggles. It’s an essential question to engage educators in asking when they analyze data together to improve teaching for equity and EL excellence.
How Do You Want to Feel?
How do you want to feel in school? How do your colleagues and students want to feel? Are their inequities in whose feelings take center stage?
Share the Surprise
When I dedicated my new bestseller to a family I had not seen in 25 years, I decided to travel to Mexico City to surprise them in person. Watch the moment I share the surprise.
Summer Trip of a Lifetime
Next week, I fly to Mexico City to see people I haven’t seen in 25 years. I’m bringing my husband, my kids, and a surprise. I’ll tell you about the surprise soon. Now I invite you on my journey with the important backstory, and a hint. Twenty-five years ago I went to Mexico alone against the advice of my family. Warning “You should go somewhere with more culture,” one family…
Sankofa: My 30-Second Poem
I cannot change history, but in this moment I have a choice:
Do I open my eyes to clearly see?
Or bequeath the blindness bequeathed to me?
