Early in my teaching, a new teacher specialist for the district said she was going to videotape my lesson and review it with me. “Wait,” I asked. “Am I going to be in it?” “Uh, yes,” she said, smiling gently. “That’s kind of the point.” I didn’t want to. The idea of seeing myself teaching…
Tag: Diversity & Inclusion
It’s Not Uncommon for Schools to Have Dozens of Home Languages—And Our Classrooms Need to Reflect That
Two-dozen students. Eighteen English learners. Seven countries. Six different home languages. We welcomed our students at the start of the school year with excitement for the journey. But we were also a bit anxious over the challenges to come. We asked ourselves questions like: How will we effectively communicate with all families? How will we…