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Black STEM Woman Represent

Black STEM Woman: Represent!

I grew up in a household where getting dirty, playing baseball, and watching things explode was acceptable. All the neighborhood moms would ask my mother why we even wanted to put our own bikes together or help our father change a tire. Mom would always say, “because my girls are curious.”

The Jackson 5 performing

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles – Part III

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles is a five-part series where educators will be provided with information about notable Black Hoosiers. Each part will cover six Hoosiers. This knowledge will work for Black History Month, throughout the school year, or for when students have to research a Hoosier.

Lillian Thomas Fox

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles – Part II

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles is a five-part series where educators will be provided with information about notable Black Hoosiers. Each part will cover six Hoosiers. This knowledge will work for Black History Month, throughout the school year, or for when students have to research a Hoosier.

Major Taylor

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles – Part I

Black Excellence: 30 Black Hoosier Profiles is a five-part series where educators will be provided with information about notable Black Hoosiers. Each part will cover six Hoosiers. This knowledge will work for Black History Month, throughout the school year, or for when students have to research a Hoosier.

teacher planning at computer

Organization in Hybrid/Online Learning

In the challenging and unexpected transition to digital learning environments in 2020, some of the most common questions my students asked are “Where do I start?” and “What do I need to do today?”

UDL and Up Your Classroom Engagement Strategies

UDL & the 5 E’s of Digital Learning: Engagement

Educators thrive when the light bulb moments occur, when students spring into action, and when students have their own curiosity bubbling in the classroom. How do we set the tone so that these wonderful classroom moments can occur more often?

Teaching Through Play - Loving to Learn

Bringing Back Play

It happened in a second grade reading class: One young boy we both knew had struggled for three years with academic and social emotional aspects of school. It was hard for him and hard for his teachers.