I have gleaned three wise teachings from King Lear's fool and each one informs my practice in the classroom more and more each day.

Two years ago, my principal rolled an iPad cart into my classroom. I'd been challenged to design and implement a 1:1 iPad program that would enhance the highly structured academic curriculum already in place. I was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I set out on this technology adventure, but I quickly realized that trail-blazing wasn't all glitter and rainbows.

Ask any educator who has welcomed multiple learners with autism into his or her classroom, and you will find there is no set formula for ensuring academic success.

When you have a teacher who has presence, students are impacted in ways that positively affect the class. But what exactly is teacher presence?

Student absences are not a new issue in education, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have only added to this growing problem.

Often, we forget our students come to class each day with a lot more on their minds than academics. Despite this, my students willingly express gratitude each morning.

You see, here’s the thing that some of us – teachers and parents alike – don’t really take time to stop and think about: kids’ feelings have value too. And they all have their own needs and wants at any given time.

In English classes, which require students to sit and read or write for extended periods of time, it can be challenging to get them to want to do their work.

When I reflect on my years working in classrooms with students, I think about how much time it took to access and use essential technology B.G. (before Google). I compare it with what it must have been like for people before electricity and after electricity. B.G.