Jessica Arl is currently a long-term substitute teacher in our school. She student taught with me in the Spring of 2016 and graduated in December 2016 with a certificate to teach English in grades 6-12 from the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is post five …
Gabbi McArtor is in her first year teaching. She student taught with me in the Spring of 2015 and graduated in May 2016 with a certificate to teach K-8 from Illinois State University. This is post four of six in a series about student teaching, mentoring, and …
Amy Estanislao is a teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She student taught with me in the Spring of 2014 and graduated in May 2015 with a certificate to teach 6-12 from the University of Illinois at Chicago. This is post three of six in a series …
Over blueberry pancakes and coffee on Saturday morning, my husband, Dan, interrupts my weekly recap of teaching to say, “Have you ever heard of the coaching tree? You are talking about the teaching tree.” I was talking about lesson planning with my student teacher. What …