Over the last few months, I have completed a few grad classes online for my Educational Leadership program, and I've also had the chance to work on the curriculum writing team for the English 9 course at my school. In addition, I taught a summer course and had to collaborate weekly with students and other colleagues.In the spring, we were all thrown into crisis mode. For many of us who are continuing with virtual learning in the fall, we have more of an advantage in that we can be more prepared ... VIEW POST

During the summer, I teach for a program where I have complete autonomy in choosing the texts we read. On Instagram, I asked people for their recommendations of short stories that work for 9th grade that feature a variety of lived experiences and identities, and I received tons of great examples.During our summer program, I decided to pick five short stories to read with the students.These stories are the following:"The 'F Word'" by Firoozeh Dumas"Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid"Thank You, Ma'am" by ... VIEW POST

In 2015, my students wrote personal narratives. They kept their stories anonymous and then edited each other's work. In the months that followed, I looked for ways to publish their writing. We used lulu.com. You can see Behind the Door of G115 here. We held book signings, they were interviewed by the local newspaper, and all of the money was used for a huge cookout at the end of the school year and bean bag chairs that they wanted for the classroom. Lulu was a great option, but this ... VIEW POST