caring classroom
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The Hidden Side of Summer Break: What Students and Families May Need Most
As the school year winds down, classrooms begin to change. The countdowns appear on whiteboards. Field days, award ceremonies, and end-of-year projects fill calendars. Students are becoming a little more energetic, a little more emotional, and perhaps a little less focused than they were just a few weeks ago. We teachers feel it too. For
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The Quiet Architects of Care: Honoring Classroom Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
In every school, there are visible structures—curriculum, schedules, standards, assessments. But the true foundation of a caring classroom is far less tangible. It is built daily, moment by moment, by classroom teachers. During Teacher Appreciation Week, it’s worth pausing to recognize that classroom teachers are not simply deliverers of content. They are architects of belonging.
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The Book I Wrote Out of My Love of Teaching and Students
Let me be upfront with all of you: this is a shameless plug. I’ve written a book, it’s on Amazon, and I’d very much like you to buy it. With that out of the way, let me tell you why I wrote it — and why, if you’re a new teacher, a pre-service teacher, or someone who loves a