Writing to Support Public Education

On Funding

On Teacher Retention

On Joy & Justice

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    Simple Ways to Promote Exploration in Middle School

    Edutopia

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    Assessment That Fosters Student Growth

    Edutopia

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    Increasing Equity for All Students

    Edutopia

On High Standards

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    Evidenced-Based Practices for Literacy Intervention in Middle School

    Edutopia

  • an African American female teacher in a purple dress and white cardigan walks smiling among students working at desks

    Three Simple Ways to Improve ELA Instruction

    Edutopia

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    Academic Standards Empower Teachers

    The Courier Journal

On Teacher Leadership

  • Ashley Lamb-Sinclair’s From Underestimated to Unstoppable: 8 Archetypes for Driving Change in the Classroom and Beyond

    Arlington: ASCD, 2022. My contribution on pp 61-63.

    Availabe here.

  • Tracy Ford Inman’s Educating the Gifted: Wisdom and Insights for Inspired Teaching

    New York: Routledge, 2023. My contribution on pp 9-10, 87-88. Available here.

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    New Model of Instructional Leadership

    Education Week

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    NBCT Leaders in Demand

    NBPTS Blog, The Standard

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    The Power of National Board Resources in Career and Technical Education

    NBPTS Blog, The Standard

  • Teach To Lead logo in orange and blue

    Literacy Leadership Across the Curriculum

    NBPTS Blog, Teach To Lead

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    Raising Our Voices to Lift Teachers Up

    Kentucky Teacher

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    Consider Teaching with Infographics

    Kentucky Writing Project

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    One of the Issues a Louisville Teacher Faced

    WFPL Louisville Public Media

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