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Doug Wren
Jun 2, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part One)
My most recent journal article, Promoting Privilege: Selecting Students for a Public Gifted School, was published one year ago this...
Meghan Raftery
May 25, 2022
A Personal Plea for Care
This is not the post I planned to write today. I had in mind to share some ideas about how to improve the teacher pipeline. I’ll write...
Meghan Raftery
May 20, 2022
Post-Interview Ghosting
Post-Interview Ghosting Ghosting: the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic...
Doug Wren
May 3, 2022
A Friendly Public Health Announcement
Back in January, I wrote a blog post that questioned the judgment of the leadership of Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). In the...
Meghan Raftery
Apr 22, 2022
I’m a Public Educator & I'm Opting My Son Out of Standardized Testing: Why & How You May Do the Same
I never took a high-stakes test in my 13 years as a K-12 public school student. Standardized testing was not yet the norm when I was in...
Danielle Johnson
Apr 13, 2022
Embracing the Prototype: A Day with Edjacent
As some of you may have noticed, we recently made the difficult decision to postpone Bespoke: A Day with Edjacent, our planned gathering...
LouAnne Metzger
Mar 7, 2022
How Can Our Instruction and Classroom Environment Support the Humanity of Everyone?
As a retired principal and still practicing educator who isn’t finished learning, growing, teaching, and leading, I feel fortunate to...
Danielle Johnson
Feb 18, 2022
His Feet Hurt!!!
This past weekend, my son, Josiah, had basketball workouts. Josiah was not moving the way he normally moves on the basketball court....
Doug Wren
Feb 13, 2022
Central Offices: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Part 2
This is the second part of a blog series in which two former central office administrators recount their experiences and make...
Meghan Raftery
Feb 13, 2022
Central Offices: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly – Part 1
This is the first installment of a two-part blog series that looks at the role of central offices in school districts. Two former central...
Danielle Johnson
Feb 9, 2022
This Is How YOU See Me? The Dehumanization of Black Bodies In OUR SCHOOLS
“I’m going to curl my lower lip back and let my upper row of teeth come down and rest on my lip.” “Gently blow air through a very small...
Meghan Raftery
Feb 4, 2022
Teachers Cannot Solve the Substitute Teaching Crisis. Nor Should They.
The logical next post in the substitute teaching sequence (see Part 1) would be to share ideas for teachers, school leaders, and...
Danielle Johnson
Feb 2, 2022
Pandora’s (All-giving) Systems
There are three connections I want to make in this post. First, the movie Avatar (2009). Second, the idea of Pandora’s box. Third, the...
Doug Wren
Jan 25, 2022
When Leadership Fails
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY-TV) Jan 20, 2022 / 09:53 PM EST – Virginia beach school officials have decided to retain their universal mask...
Danielle Johnson
Jan 19, 2022
Chapter Three: Let’s Fix This
Awareness of and solutions to the teacher shortage crisis are prolific in opinion pieces lately. The number of teachers ready to walk...
Meghan Raftery
Jan 7, 2022
I Am a Terrible Substitute Teacher. Here’s Why That Matters.
Substitute teachers are essential to the successful operation of a school, especially in times of record numbers of teacher absences and...
Doug Wren
Jan 2, 2022
Three Ways to Reduce Gun Violence at Schools
My previous post (Coming Soon to a School Near You?) recounted firsthand experiences with gun violence in DeKalb County, Georgia and...
Doug Wren
Dec 19, 2021
Coming Soon to a School Near You?
Coming Soon to a School Near You? On the popular Cult of Pedagogy website, Jennifer Gonzales recently wrote that “this is the worst...
Danielle Johnson
Dec 15, 2021
Stand With the Three Hs: Hope, Humanity, Humility
I will never begin to know anyone’s total lived experiences. I only know my lived experiences and perspectives because I have to...
Meghan Raftery
Nov 16, 2021
The Self-Authoring Educator in VASCD Journal
Edjacent Assistant Chief Design Officer Mark Diacopoulos and I are the proud authors of an article called "The Self-Authoring Educator:...
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