Tag Name: personal reflection

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On Harry Potter and Whose Stories are ToldWhile taking a class about Harry Potter, I realized that teaching any subject—even science—is subjective.2021
Professional Development: Collaboratively Prototyping Science Classroom TasksWe self-organized a professional development experience to increase our skills in integrating engineering design and computational thinking tasks into our physics classrooms.2018
Transforming Collaborative Culture through Vulnerable Acts of Everyday LeadershipWhen my school colleagues and I started sharing our vulnerable moments, our departmental culture transformed.2018
From Public School to HomeschoolExperiences in my previous teaching position inform and strengthen my current work as a homeschooling parent.2018
Difficult Conversations in Support of LGBTQ+ StudentsDifficult, uncomfortable conversations improved school culture for LBGTQ+ youth after our newly-developed gay-straight alliance faced community opposition.2018
The “Invisible Knapsack”: Rip it open. Spend it down.I used to think of my whiteness as a burden. Now I realize it is an account that I can cash in to weaken systems of unearned power in my classroom and beyond.2018
Sparking Change: Equity Initiatives in a Liberal Arts Charter SchoolWorking with students and colleagues at a classical school to improve school-wide culture and address systematic inequalities.2018
Being More Than the Violence Around UsA teacher at a school affected by a mass shooting reflects on how we respond to violence.2018
Weather and Climate: A Story of Teacher LeadershipComparing real-life weather and climate with lunchtime conversations in the teacher's lounge.2018
Barriers and BlessingsI shared openly about my hearing loss with students but struggled privately with vision issues.2018