Establishing a Play Workshop by Kimberly Fox
Play. Somehow conversations around play can sometimes feel like the most explosive in our schools, yet the data shows again and again how...
What Matters Is What It Left You With...
Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, was on Brene Brown’s podcast Unlocking Us last year. The episode was titled ‘on Being Heard...
Recommiting to the Power of Talking About Books by Holly Chopak
We can all agree that last year students were without many of the everyday things that make school feel consistent and structured. Our...
Starting with Story Timelines: A Powerful Launch to the Year by Emily Strang-Campbell
One silver lining to this year – I’ve been forced to rethink some of my teaching methods in new ways, including how I kick off the year....
The Joys of Summer Reading
It’s that time of year again when I head to the bookstore section labeled “beach reads.” These are the books where I can lose myself in a...
Are we done, yet?
A few weeks ago my colleague was working with teachers in Westchester, New York. When she debriefed with the principal at the end of the...
Immersion: Extending the Experience for Writers
I recently met with a group of kindergarten teachers to think about what reading instruction will look like for the rest of this school...
Maintaining (and Growing from) My Adult Reading Life
In my staff development work, I always begin each session with a community-building question. Sometimes the questions are intended to...
Taking a Joyful Approach for 2021
As we approach a December break, I often take this time to reflect on the year thus far. When I look back on the first half of this...
Where do we go from here? To the Polls.
I am sitting in my closet. My office is in my closet in our COVID world, not in the Bronx. It's a pretty closet, all things considered....
