UPDATED: Losing Our Sh*t Over ChatGPTNOTE TO READERS: Please be sure to read through to the update below. Thank you! ~ShawnaFeb 22, 20231Feb 22, 20231
“Why Race?”In my work as an aspiring co-conspirator helping to “call in” my fellow White* folks and explicitly supporting equity and justice efforts…Jul 19, 20221Jul 19, 20221
Published inNWP Write NowLove in the K-12 Classroom: A Critical Comparison of [White] Teacher Saviorism and ‘Love as the…“Teaching is love in its purest form.” –UnknownDec 22, 20212Dec 22, 20212
Speaking Up and Speaking Out (for White Folks)As a white teacher–one of the roughly 80% that make up all U.S. educators– I’ve perpetuated, engaged in, and been complicit in curricular…Jun 3, 20211Jun 3, 20211
In Times of Uncertainty…While there is so much uncertainty for many of us around school reopening plans, effective practices for building online communities even…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
Published inNWP Write NowExpecting Too Much — and Too Little? — of Literacy TeachersI was reading a professional text fairly recently that, in many ways, moved me to nod my head so frequently as I read that I resembled one…Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 2019