Saturday, November 20, 2021

A Story to Tell, Part 2

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Catch up on Part 1 if you'd like. Blog post? Yes. Also, the first episode of my 21-22 Comm101 podcast season. I'm hoping to be your...
Friday, November 19, 2021

Sit at a student's desk

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Sit at a student's desk. See what they see. Take in the scene from their vantage point. If something needs to change and it's within...
Saturday, November 6, 2021

A Story to Tell, Part 1

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My class and I pulled up very quickly to a second intersection this fall. At this 2nd yellow light, I feel the need to insert something fres...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

A Fresh Start in Room 305

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I love it when something or some things  just click in the classroom, wherever that classroom may be. I began this school year teaching my d...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

"Slap a Teacher" and a Gallimaufry of other Teacher Thoughts and Musings

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10 thoughts. In no particular order other than that's how they came to me. 1. Some of you know that last school year, during 100% remot...
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Saying goodbye to "Bahal's," a Black-owned corner store

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I'm not sure we fully appreciate all that corner stores mean to those of us who live or have lived in the hood. Even as teachers, if we...
Saturday, September 4, 2021

Building Comm101: co-constructing our syllabus

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For the past few years I've been on this kick of co-creating the course syllabus with my classes. With some general parameters, I solici...