My Top Tips for Supporting a Discouraged Student
by Cicely Woodard | 11.1.23
“Even when my student couldn’t connect with math, I made sure she could connect with me.”
by Cicely Woodard | 11.1.23
“Even when my student couldn’t connect with math, I made sure she could connect with me.”
by Amy Campbell | 5.3.21
I’ve been teaching for 13 years, and this past school year has been like nothing I’ve ever seen … and nothing I ever imagined. Flip-flopping between groups of students, teaching with a mask, teaching with a shield, teaching over a screen – it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
by Michelle Ellis | 2.27.21
As teachers, it’s up to us to make sure our students learn their histories, especially our Black students – whose stories have never been centered in the curriculum.
by Emily Wylie | 11.18.20
If you’re interested in clicking through the “Launching the School Year” resources Emily references below, you can check them out on newvisions.org! During remote learning, digital communication skills are absolutely
by Ashley Washington | 8.26.20
Any coach or administrator can tell you: Just by walking into a classroom and seeing the demographics of the students, you can often tell right off the bat whether you’re in an honors level class or not. That should not be the case.
by Ashley Washington | 8.19.20
The first time I had a Black teacher, I was a junior in high school. She was my AP Chemistry teacher, Ms. Price, and I credit her with empowering me as a Black woman – and with inspiring my path toward education. (You can read more about her impact on me in my previous blog post: Reconnecting with your “why.”)
by Amy Campbell | 5.7.20
I woke up the other day, and I almost put dish soap in my coffee. I am a functioning person – really. Usually. But right now, we’re in a pandemic – we’re living and working through a traumatic experience.
by Christina Torres | 5.5.20
None of us could have anticipated what we’re all going through right now. But here’s the truth: We were built to do this.
by LaVondia Menephee | 5.4.20
You know, when I learned we wouldn’t be going back to school this year, the first thing I did was sit at my kitchen table, and I felt like I couldn’t breathe.
by Kristen Anderson | 10.15.19
I start every school year knowing that as my young students grow, they’re going to experience not just the joy of discoveries and achievements, but frustration and anger and disappointment as well.