Teaching summer school was typically my favorite time of the year. As one of the sixth-grade teachers in my building, I worked with incoming sixth graders who needed a little extra support over the summer. I loved getting the opportunity to build relationships with many of the students I knew I would be working with in the coming school year. And, because we were only provided with...
When I was a kid, summer break always began the same way: on the last day of class, my mom would blast “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper on the car ride home, windows rolled down, my brother and I giddily singing along at the top of our lungs, “No more pencils, no more books..” Ironically, I would then spend my summer reading as many books as I could get my hands on! Most students say...
“TomeCon…where authors are the rockstars.” That’s the tagline for a conference you may not have discovered yet, but for any literacy-loving educator like me, it’s an actual dream come true. Over ten years ago, I had a vision: to create a co-curricular student club where young readers could connect and celebrate their love for books. As a fairly new school library media specialist, I searched...
With the improvement in technology over the years, there is a reskilling revolution unfolding across industries. Over the next decade, 1.1 billion jobs are estimated to change due to transforming technologies. Workers will have to learn new skills and shift into different roles as automation and AI take on more work. To successfully enter this rapidly shifting workforce, skills like critical...