Today’s post comes from Doug Selwyn. Doug has been an educator for more than thirty years, the first half as a teacher in K–12 in the Seattle Public Schools and the second half in teacher education, first at Antioch University, Seattle and then for ten …
An Announcement of Change and Changing
Take a good look at this pic. Your eyes do not deceive you. Indeed, that round red tag says “I’m a stroller strap” (and in French, too). But don’t get too excited, I will not be buying a stroller anytime soon. It’s just that, as …
Catch ‘n’ release-ing books (and wishing well the ones that got away)
Over the summer I asked my dear Facebook teacher friends for advice about how best to maintain a classroom library (see part 1 and part 2). I learned a lot from teachers who had developed great systems with minimal loss at the end of school …
Summer Reading (and Listening) List
This list of literature intends to reflect and honor the lives of all young people. Recognizing diversity is essential in education, especially given globalization and our increased access to diverse lives and lived experiences, including LGBTQ, people of color, gender diversity, people with disability, and …