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7 Questions With Sherry Whisenhunt
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? My name is Sherry Whisenhunt. I teach at Kirby school. I'm a kindergarten teacher there and the school is in Arkansas. This year will be my 38th year of teaching kindergarten. Well, not all kindergarten, also taught second grade. Why did...
7 Questions With Domenique Mccue
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Dominique Mccue. I am a third-grade teacher, uh, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and this is my first year. I just graduated in May and I actually am going to be teaching at this school that I went to...
Educational Jargon & Acronyms, 2: Curriculum
Listen A simple conversation with colleagues about teaching could lead to confusion and frustration, but pride may keep you from asking what certain terms mean. First of all, don’t be afraid to ask. But, if you are, this list of terms and acronyms used to discuss teaching, classes, and curriculum...
Educational Jargon & Acronyms, 1: Miscellaneous
Listen If you are new to education, have been out of the game for a while, or have recently moved to a more progressive district, you may feel like you have been immersed in a foreign language. This is the first in a series of three articles to help you...
Pandemic Tutoring, Part 1
Listen Mircoschooling, parents forming pods, and many families panicking to find school alternatives that are safe and educational have led to a rapidly growing opportunity for teachers to fill learning and caregiving gaps that public and private schools can not cover. Because most students are beginning the year a semester “behind”,...
3 Models for Starting School in the Fall
Listen In most places across the country, students are scheduled to start school one month from now (give or take a week) according to calendars that were adopted back when the world was “normal”. That means continuing teachers would be returning in a little less than three weeks, with new...