ELA + STE(A)M = BFFS

  #EnglishLanguageArts #ScienceTechnologyEngineeringArtsMathematics #BestFriendsForever (you should know that one by now…) Unless you live under a rock, you know that STE(A)M is currently a huge buzzword within the world of education. To state why, in the briefest way I can imagine: In 2018, 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled. And it is likely that our…

Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans // ELA & STEAM

Our team at the New England League of Middle Schools 2019 Annual Conference, presenting on YAL (Young Adult Literature) and interdisciplinary lessons – My partner Grace and I are the two individuals from the right! As both a student and a teacher, I have always held the concept of hands-on learning close to my heart….

The Right to Write?

Perspective on authors who write about disabilities when they don’t have them themselves.  Sophie Korpecs, a Junior at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, studying Public Policy with a concentration in Disability Policy In the past couple of years, the discussion around writers telling narratives of minorities, and then profiting off of it, has been in the spotlight. If you’re interested,…