Come Sit With Us: Fostering Belonging in Schools (Presentation and Activity)

My middle school colleagues and I have been busy this year developing an advisory program, and focusing on the concept… Read more Come Sit With Us: Fostering Belonging in Schools (Presentation and Activity)

UDL Unpacked: A No-Fuss Presentation to Ease Your School into Inclusive Teaching

My school recently sent a number of faculty members for UDL (Universal Design for Learning) training. Once we completed the… Read more UDL Unpacked: A No-Fuss Presentation to Ease Your School into Inclusive Teaching

Up until this point in our middle school advisory journey, my colleagues and I had organized two advisory sessions based… Read more Building Belonging: From Abstract to Action

As per my previous post on August 9th, my colleagues and I have initiated an advisory program in our middle… Read more Continuing to Build Belonging: The Next Step in a Middle School Advisory Program

This year, my middle school colleagues and I are implementing an advisory program. With many new students joining our population,… Read more Thinking Inside the Lines: A Middle School Activity to Build Belonging

Since COVID, I’ve really leaned into classroom strategies that provide students with a more comfortable and safe learning environment. Student… Read more Crafting a Classroom Community with Strategic Seating

My current school has been struggling for some time to establish a regular advisory block for middle and high school… Read more From Concept to Classroom: Building a Middle School Advisory Program

Recently I read about the 36 questions, a psychological experiment developed by Arthur Aron, Ph.D. and Elaine Aron, Ph.D., designed… Read more Connection in the Classroom: Using the 36 Questions Activity to Cultivate Relationships

If you ever visit my classroom, don’t be surprised if you see something like this on my whiteboard: No, I’m… Read more Pokémon Power: Drawing Daily Characters to Build Classroom Community