As we enter the winter months, many schools around the country are still navigating through virtual learning. Some schools are in a hybrid model where kids attend school in-person for part of the week and attend remotely for the remainder of the time. Like many schools in my city, some schools have been moved back…
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet have been the platforms used to keep students learning during the pandemic. Another use for these platforms is virtual clubs. One of the aspects that have been lost during the pandemic is socialization. When school is in-person, students have the time to socialize before and after school, during passing…
Living through a pandemic is rough. It’s an experience that we are all wanting to come to an end. It has caused businesses to shut their doors due to the lack of customers. Schools have had to close again due to rising COVID-19 cases in the community. Hospital workers are exhausted and strained by the…
It has become apparent that Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States. President Trump is disputing the results in many of the swing states, but be that as it may, Biden is expected to start announcing his cabinet picks. Biden should be able to pick mostly whoever he wants, depending on…
Last school year, school buildings abruptly closed across the country leaving families scrambling to adjust to school through remote learning. In Indianapolis, students attending both public and private schools must return to remote learning by November 30, 2020 and remain through January 15, 2021. This time, families had time on their side. Here are some…
Like many leaders across the country, I am leading a school during a pandemic. We began the 2020-2021 school year on August 3. We started the year virtual for all scholars, and then on August 17, we opened our doors for the families and scholars who selected in-person instruction. Our first day of school was…
When people talk about the difficulties of teaching the conversation usually revolves around students, pay, and administration. Typically, in that order. That is where the conversation belongs. Students can be difficult. The pay isn’t great and depending on where you work, neither are your bosses. However, for me personally, those things don’t register as particularly…
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced that he will appoint Katie Jenner as Indiana’s education secretary. She will serve as the first ever appointed secretary of education for the state. Ever since Democrat Glenda Ritz upset Tony Bennett in 2012 for the Superintendent of Public Instruction role there had been talk of making the position an appointed…
When deciding I wanted to pursue education, I knew that even at the peak, I would never make millions of dollars. I also knew that I may never truly make as much as I am truly worth. These are all decisions that I was comfortable with when I decided to pursue education. But now, I…
It should not have taken a pandemic for students across the United States to have access to one-to-one technology and the internet. The need has always been there and so have the excuses of why this wasn’t a possibility. Now, that we know this is possible, we should fight to maintain it. First and foremost,…