
While attending our Fall ICTE conference, my classroom was managed by a well-qualified substitute teacher. Aside from a short phone call on my...

She is so disappointed. She is also a bit of a judgey know-it-all. She is me, in my last year of my teaching degree. Her self-congratulatory...

On our first date, my now-husband asked me, what is one thing I should know about you. I bravely proclaimed: I am a writer. I remember being...

Pick a book (Read 2 pages) I need drink of water Not that book—this book No I have to climb up the chair this way (Read...


I struggle because the world has changed so drastically from when I started teaching nearly 15 years ago. How can I prepare teachers for a career...

My classroom becomes unsafe. My students become unsafe. I become unsafe. We all become...

NOVEMBER SUPPLICATION I step out into the raucous caws from the crows in the neighborhood, piercing over the hum of the...

I. Some of my favorite things to hear “I need a new book.” “Do you have any other books by this author?” “I...

Rooted in Truth, Reaching for Light A Community Poem by ICTE teachers–Fall Conference 2022 I’m rooted in truth. I’m rooted in...

On our first date, my now-husband asked me, what is one thing I should know about you. I bravely proclaimed: I am a writer. I remember being...

Thursday, Oct. 5 Link to the 2023 conference schedule: SCHED Our conference began with a keynote address from Dave Stuart...


On Thursday, August 17th, at 4 pm, Deneen Nelson and Brenna Griffin will facilitate a conversation about Dave Stuart Jr's book These Six Things,...

"I value learning from people who are actually in the position I am in," said Hollie Hampton from North Tama High School. Nothing is more...

On Thursday, August 10th, at 3 pm, Kim Van Es will facilitate a conversation about Dr. Seema Yasmin's book, What the Fact!?, which is geared...
Guilty or Not Guilty: The Case for Impromptu Teaching
November 26, 2023
Five Paragraph Death Punch, Revisited
November 17, 2023
October 29, 2023
‘These 6 Things’ Online Book Club
August 3, 2023
