Penguins Ready to Go, Go, Go!

In this STEM picture book, Rose weaves together facts about Emperor penguins’ adaptations, life cycle, and the challenges they face due to climate change.

Free New York Times Webinar for Discussing Race and Racism in the Classroom

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Webinar from the New York Times helps teachers with classroom conversations about race and racism.

CRT Breakdown from Sylvia Duckworth

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article that collected some thoughts on Critical Race Theory as part of my weekly anti-racism series of posts (which you can find in this Wakelet collection). Since then, I found this excellent CRT Breakdown that Sylvia Duckworth posted on Instagram. You can also access a Google Doc … Read more

TEA Survey

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I apologize to anyone who is not a reader of this blog in Texas, but I feel that this is so important I need to share it on all of my social media. The Texas Education Agency has put out a survey asking stakeholders for their opinion as to how the remaining 4 billion dollars … Read more

Think Again

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I know that it’s hard to imagine doing anything “extra” after this crazy school year, but some schools like to do book studies over the summer – and some teachers, like me, get reinvigorated by reading professional books. I’d like to toss this one out there as an idea for those of you searching for … Read more

Interactive Google Slides Templates

UPDATE 8/10/2021: For more ideas on ways to design your slide decks, check out my new post here. With many schools beginning the 2020-2021 school year virtually, a lot of generous educators have been sharing interactive templates to use with Google Slides.  I have been bookmarking sites as I find them on Twitter, and I … Read more