I’ve posted some posts here, but, let’s face it, I haven’t really blogged on here in almost a month. Many of you have asked what I’ve been up to, and have told me that you miss my blogging and feel… Read more ›
I knew I wanted to be a teacher ever since my senior year in high school. I was fortunate to have many amazing teachers throughout my high school experience, but there was one teacher whose passion for his students inspired… Read more ›
I knew I wanted to be a teacher ever since my senior year in high school. I was fortunate to have many amazing teachers throughout my high school experience, but there was one teacher whose passion for his students inspired… Read more ›
Hey lovely readers! I know I haven’t been around much lately, and that’s because I’m getting married in, oh, 17 DAYS. And, you know, I’ve been a little busy with that. But don’t worry – I’ll be back full-force very… Read more ›
This past week, I had the good fortune of being able to not only attend, but present my paper on Literacy in the Feminist Blogging Community at my first-ever international conference. The Contemporary Women’s Writing Network conference in San Diego… Read more ›
It came to my attention during my blogging break, courtesy of Emily Heroy – Founder of the Gender Across Borders blog and fellow Equality 101 writer – and Liza Donnelly – Cartoonist Extraordinaire – (If you’re not at least following… Read more ›
There has been quite a bit of talk in the educational world recently about the importance of personalizing the educational experience for students. As teachers, many of us are faced with an alarming rate of students who have somehow fallen… Read more ›
After much planning and hard work, Equality 101 is back up and running! Go check us out! We have great new writers and content planned for you to enjoy. http://equality101.net Related PostsAmerica and Me? We’re Old Friends. These Kids are MY… Read more ›
Story time! My freshman Honors English teacher and speech team coach, Mr. John Hires, sat us all down on the last day of school my freshman year and just looked at us. He sighed a deep sigh and put his hands… Read more ›
Roundtable discussions are my absolute, most favorite thing to do with students in my English class, and the last roundtable of the year always makes me a little sad. I’m sure most of you can figure out what a roundtable… Read more ›
Last night, the English department at my college treated the Masters students to dinner as a congratulations for finishing our thesis papers and the program. It was a really wonderful evening, and it really didn’t set it until last night… Read more ›
Don’t forget! There’s still time to donate to my Avon Walk for Breast Cancer AND to RSVP for the #chifems April Tweetup! The Impact of Twitter on Feminism: Its Facilitations & Limitations by Emily Heroy Feminism makes it way all… Read more ›
Yesterday, Indiana changed their certification rule for teachers. This rule states that teachers must have a degree in their subject area, not in education, in order to teach. I’m unsure how I feel about this. After I graduate from grad… Read more ›
As a teacher, I do not believe that each student should be treated exactly the same. This might seem like a shocking statement to you, especially from a blog titled Equality 101, but hear me out. I absolutely believe that… Read more ›
Recently, I posted some thoughts here and at Equality 101 about a study regarding female teachers passing their anxiety toward math to their female students, and my thoughts were met with some dispute, both by Veronica at Girl w/Pen! and… Read more ›
I’d like to introduce to you a brand new blog for teachers and activists! It’s called Equality 101, and yours truly is a contributing writer in the company of some seriously awesome teacher-writer-researchers! Of course, I will still be posting… Read more ›