by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Geographic dispersion currently hampers our need to socialize, which increases the sense of social isolation we are all feeling. This week, I’m going to try a solution.Featured Image Photo by Chris Montgomery on UnsplashOne strand of the ELA curriculum that gets...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” they say, and it is true, no matter how geographically dispersed the class team is.Photo by Marvin Meyer on UnsplashSomething nice has been happening that I reflected upon this week. Students online have been asking for permission to...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The day I heard people giggle as they read Billy Collins’ “Introduction to Poetry” during the first minutes of class was the first day this year I thought I was doing something right.Photo by Javier Sierra on UnsplashI No Longer Feel GuiltyIn a previous article, I...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Year I Will Write My Heart Out. My Message Matters.From nanowrimo.org and created by Tyrell WaitersI participated in this awesome contest for many years before taking a break, but I believe this year, with all the confusion and disorientation many of us are...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
“We really have a great product,” I have heard superintendents say. “We have several offerings for the students,” others have said. What is this? A car lot? A factory?From PexelsFor all the talk about differentiation, personalized learning, SAMR (a model for...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
If asked to be, the answer is ”Yes.” If not asked, that is still the answer.Photo by Tai’s Captures on UnsplashIsn’t it weird how Shakespeare still entwines himself into our collective consciousness through lines such as those from Hamlet? After being dead for...
