by Heather MacCorkle | Mar 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Does your district match the qualifications specified below? Then I would like to work for you.Wanted: An educational organization committed to renegotiating the learning journey to benefit the students 100% of the time.If your organization is:attentive to and...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
How can I help students tell the stories they want to read?Created with Canva“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” — Toni Morrison (1931–2019)Among other equally encouraging quotes, this one has probably...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Will 2022 be the year we establish new, sustainable routines during this period of continuous uncertainty?Created using CanvaPerhaps we should embrace the uncertainty. Show our fortitude and resilience. Prepare. Review lessons learned.And yet, time has been...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Since the last time I posted anything, I have started several drafts. In each one, I complained about something going on in the education space today. That’s why I did not publish them.Staying positive has been a challenge this school year, and no wonder. To stay...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Did you know that PA teachers may have to post their curriculum, syllabus, instructional materials, etc., online for all the world to see? This post questions what “instructional materials” we are supposed to post.Photo by Gemma Evans on UnsplashThere is a bill that...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
It was frightening, yet empowering simultaneously. Let me tell you what I did.Photo by Vicky Sim on UnsplashI said to a friend, “I just did something and it feels so good. Today, I made an announcement: mobile phones are banned in my room.” That earned me a huge smile...
