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This piece is part of an occasional series featuring educators from across the country and their thoughts on school closure and reopening, the effects of distance learning and tips for surviving it. Read more here: larasandora.com/educator-experience. Yolanda Beltran began her teaching career in Houston, Texas, via Teach for America. She taught middle school English for two years and has spent… Read More
This is part of an occasional series featuring educators’ thoughts on teaching and learning during our current health crisis. Breann Sai is from Modesto, California and has taught Kindergarten for thirteen years at Hart-Ransom Elementary School, most recently as a distance learning teacher. She resides in Modesto with her husband, two daughters, and her cat and dog. Connect with her… Read More
This is part of an ongoing series on the state of education during our current health crisis. As a career educator and parent of a high-needs, non-verbal kid (as well as highly-independent, academically-inclined teen) here are some of my thoughts on distance learning. In a word, you need to recalibrate. Distance learning feels “too easy” for some kids, and “too… Read More
From an occasional series featuring educators’ thoughts on school reopening in Fall 2020. Alison Hoeman is an ELL teacher in Des Moines Iowa. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and ELL for the past 20 years…. 13 years in 3 US states, and 7 years in 3 foreign countries. In her “free” time, she runs “Des Moines Refugee Support”,… Read More
Thank you, Sarah Stevenson Krejci, for putting this into words – the value of teachers. And yes, please share. Sarah Stevenson Krejci has been teaching for 23 years. 22 years in Kindergarten and first grade, and one year in third grade. She teaches at Ruth Grimes Elementary in the Colton Joint Unified School District. She lives in Bloomington, California with… Read More
As most educators – and parents – transition to a “summer” that feels only marginally different than past three months, many are asking, can schools open in the fall? As both a parent and an educator, I am asking can schools open in the fall? I want to go back to school, but I want to be safe. I want… Read More
The end of the school year 2020 has meant a May like no other. For more than four decades, I have been a student, a teacher, a counselor – and sometimes two or more of these at a time. My husband is also a career educator. Our children are school-aged. Our entire marriage and family structure has been built on… Read More
Looking for more pick-me-ups while staying in? Here are some more ideas to brighten your day – even your week. In the Kitchen: Ways to Refresh Yourself Make a Cocktail When you’re at home, the feeling that it’s 5 o’clock somewhere – combined with no need for a designated driver and Zoom – means that almost any hour is cocktail… Read More
Do you need pantry recipe ideas? As you try to limit your trips to the grocery store, you are probably digging deeper into your pantry as you plan and prepare your meals. You may have discovered some forgotten items in the back of your pantry, or the bottom drawer of your fridge. Or the timing of your grocery trips may… Read More
I am a career educator, #autismmom and Color Street Independent Stylist. I help women refresh their style, their lives and themselves. Thanks for joining me here. Read More…
