Why girls need more STEM role models
My robotics team is about half girls and half boys. Gender equity has meant leading with intention. My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I … Read More
My robotics team is about half girls and half boys. Gender equity has meant leading with intention. My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I … Read More
Liz is about to cry. Our eyes meet above the fray of passing middle school students pushing their way toward their next class. Under the unforgiving glare of the fluorescent … Read More
In June 2018, I began to hear news about then-Mayor Bill de Blasio wanting to do away with the Standardized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), the exam New York City … Read More
I smiled so much Monday my face hurt as my son and his fifth grade classmates swing danced and boogie woogied and waltzed across the stage of their school auditorium … Read More
On one of the toughest days of his teaching career, there was tenacity, transparency, and tears. “Today has been heavy,” admitted Adrian Hampton. Hampton, 41, has spent half of his … Read More
I spent weeks crafting a script for my first pitch competition and rehearsing it over Zoom with my mentor, Symone. Make sure the judges can see your eyes, she told … Read More
“He bought a bowling alley?” I asked Teresa, the human resources director at Highline Academy, our two-campus charter school in Denver. We were in the midst of summer teacher training, … Read More
It was a chance meeting at a dog park in southwestern Colorado that led Eddie Taylor, a science teacher, to set his sights on Mount Everest. That’s how he got … Read More
It helps to remember that most children are doing the best with what they’ve been given. When educators think of an impulsive student, we generally think of someone unable to … Read More