Publications

Transformers are not real (ChatGPT told me so). ChatGPT is.

More Than Meets The Eye: Using ChatGPT to Transform your Teaching

If you’ve ever heard of Transformers, you’ve probably heard of the famous Optimus Prime. The character …

I saw the potential in every child and through play, I uncovered who they were. That is how I ended up pursuing my early childhood special education endorsement, along with English Language Learning (ELL) endorsement.

Advocating For All Children to Access Learning Through Play: Acceptance for All Through Play-based Learning

My early childhood memories on play My passion for teaching started when I was 16 years …

When schools integrate both forms of knowledge delivery in activities - informative and experiential learning - parent engagement numbers are likely to increase.

4 Effective Ways to Share Mindful-Based Social and Emotional Learning Practices with Parents

I was reading something once about how a school turned their low attended literacy night into …

Throughout my first two years of teaching in the gym, I noticed two apps/programs that made an immediate impact.

Technology in Physical Education

While entering the education field, I never put Physical Education (PE) and Technology in the same …

A solid home and community connection begins with a commitment to the cause and effective use of available resources.

Encourage A Strong Home-Community Connection Through Social-Emotional Learning

A robust home and community connection is the next frontier in social-emotional learning competence (SEL). To …

A new study reveals that there are two primary explanations for where the students of the pandemic exodus from public schools went: homeschooling and private schooling.

Pandemic Exodus: Where Have Public School Students Gone?

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the education system in the United States, and …

With all of the recent hype about ChatGPT replacing everybody’s jobs, I decided to conduct an experiment to see how effective the AI bot would be teaching an actual high school class.

ChatGPT Won’t Replace High School Teachers Anytime Soon. Here’s Why.

With all of the recent hype about ChatGPT replacing everybody’s jobs, I decided to conduct an …

It is pretty clear, through the research, that the most effective school leaders both make time for walk-throughs and have the courage to provide constructive feedback to help their teachers take action to improve.

What Are You Looking For In Classrooms? (Hint: The TASK Matters)

As instructional leaders, many of us are programmed to visit classrooms as often as possible. It …

How to Say and Show Respect in Different Ways

I would like to dedicate this article to the memory of my maternal grandmother Bernice Lefkowitz. …

It might sound like a good thing, but in many respects with more things tugging at our attention, we are losing our capacity to focus and achieve what we want.

The Skills Our Students Need to Succeed in an Unknown Future

The world is changing fast. There’s more information to consume. More connections to manage. More technology …

How does critical thinking connect to social-emotional learning?

Connect Critical Thinking Skills to Social-Emotional Learning In The Classroom

Critical Thinking Critical thinking is expansive thinking, which takes the thinker beyond the obvious and superficial, …

The achievement gap in low-performing schools is an issue that has been pervasive for many years.

Addressing the Achievement Gap in Low-Performing Schools: Exploring Effective School Improvement Policies

The achievement gap in low-performing schools is an issue that has been pervasive for many years. …