Love this quote. "All human beings want their voices to matter. We like giving our opinions and offering ideas. We want to be the subject of our activities, not the object of someone else’s." Quaglia & Corso (2014)

HHS is unpacking informational text! #calvertwrites #HHSleadership

The ELA team celebrates student choice and voice at the CHS Curriculum Night.

Celebrating student choice and voice! #CHSELA

Achieving the levels of reading that we have in the past is insufficient, writes Timothy Shanahan. If today’s boys and girls only read as well as students did a decade ago, they’re being disadvantaged. gadf.ly/2OpgOAB

Gifted education in the U.S. is too scarce and lacks substance, and that’s especially true for high achieving black and Latino children. A new report blames it on "policies, adult decisions and practices and little to do with students’ academic abilities.” gadf.ly/2NrJCbi

We are celebrating student writing at Southern Middle School! Eagles, thank you for sharing your extraordinary voices!

The Northern Middle School community collectively supports the Bobcat Writing and Art Expo! Every content shines! #calvertwrites #NMSwrites

Please see this latest update regarding our Maryland public high school interscholastic athletic programs as of this precise point in time. bit.ly/2wUxBWp

FOR EVERYONE (TEACHERS) ASKING ABOUT RECORDING READINGS OF THE BOOKS: I just checked with MY publisher, and they said it’s technically not allowed, BUT as long as you can keep it somewhere only students can access, (like your own channel on YT) it’s fine.

As I want my students to remain informed, I will continue to post an article of the week (AoW) every Sunday. This one has a lot of good info about the current crisis: static1.squarespace.com/static/52eec36…

15 min flexibility training routine - 30 secs each move - alternate right and left - take 3-5 mins at the end for breath work and meditation #HPEatHome Calvert High School SHAPE Maryland OPEN Phys Ed

We just added a resources for coaching and teaching at home page to our website. You can find it here: instructionalcoaching.com/resources/

Today, @pennykittle and I discuss some poetry ideas you could use in your classroom: youtube.com/watch?v=LjVCFH…

We can't deny that racial and socioeconomic factors are playing a role in who is being hit the hardest by the virus. It's a reminder for our policymakers to keep our most vulnerable communities at the forefront when making decisions. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Tonight, a deep gratitude to all whose job it is to clean, in hospitals, offices, and elsewhere. In normal times, your work is vital. In these times, it's a matter of life and death. You do not get the appreciation or wages you deserve. This must change as we enter a new normal.

Hurricanes keep doing what you always do,support our friends and neighbors #canePride #endhunger #team

Three years ago, @pennykittle and I created book clubs for our HS students around the theme of social justice. Here were the titles we selected at that time. Any suggestions for updating the list?

China was negligent containing COVID. But what does it say about the Trump Administration that it saw China's failures, Europe's struggles, the Northeast ravaged, and all the while have NO coherent policy? That's the definition of negligence. Please, spare me the scapegoating.