I come from a family of educators; my mom currently teaches second grade, and my sister teaches fourth. My dad is also a former educator. So, I naturally have an interest in education, which helps in my job here at Edutopia.
Currently, I'm an editorial assistant for Edutopia, providing editing and Website support for the editorial team, and I'm interested in STEM, technology and arts integration and the future of education. I also write a weekly blog for Edutopia, curating education news and resources from around the Web.
Blog Posts
March is Women's History Month, and International Women's Day, March 8, is also a part of the celebration each year. For educators and students, the month provides a wonderful opportunity to dig deeper into women's contributions, struggles, and triumphs throughout history.
Read More.For many educators, spring conferences are coming up soon -- if they haven’t already -- and it can be a stressful time of the school year. With summer on the horizon, spring conferences sometimes get squeezed into the end-of-year schedule. To help parents and educators prepare for parent-teacher...
Read More.Dr. Seuss's 109th birthday is March 2, and since 1998, Read Across America has shared the same date. Each year, teachers, students, and parents are encouraged to read their favorite books together to honor the author who once said, "You’re never too old, too wacky, or too wild to pick up a book...
Read More.The Academy Awards are just around the corner, and there are a number of nominated films that can be great teaching tools for educators this year. It looks like it might be a big year for Steven Spielberg in the classroom and on Award night -- his ...
Read More.This week, there might be a bit of Super Bowl energy and excitement running through your classroom, and there are a number of great ways to wrangle those murmurs into teachable moments.
Read More.Although Black History Month provides a great opportunity for students to explore black history, it's important that teachers "reinforce that 'black history' is American history," writes Pat Russo in Dos and Don'ts...
Read More.The power of nature was felt throughout the Northeast last night, as devastating Hurricane Sandy hammered the East Coast. For students and teachers looking to help out, the Huffington Post published this...
Read More.The World Series kicked off last night in San Francisco, and during the next week, it might be on the your mind or the mind of some of your students. We know here at Edutopia, the series between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers has certainly made its way into some of our...
Read More.To kick off this week's curation, we'll start with something we published here at Edutopia: the last video in our Tech2Learn series. The videos, which were co-produced by...
Read More.At the first presidential debate, education made quite a stir, with both candidates talking about our nation's schools and teachers a number of times.
But education made it into the news elsewhere, too.
First, Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the case for why it's time to move...
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