Trying (and failing) to care less
Normally when a new semester starts, I think about what I want to accomplish–for myself professionally, with my students, in the department/university. …
101 Pat-Downs
One of the scariest things about publishing a book? Waiting for the feedback. I’ve been on pins and needles the last couple …
New syllabus–the Pandemic Edition
Teaching in a time of crisis. Whoa, boy. I already don’t like it! Like many educators, I’ve been struggling recently to adapt …
Keep Calm, Teach On: Leading in the midst of uncertainty
If you haven’t been in a room with 25 anxious graduating seniors on exam day, only to receive a confusing message from …
20 goals for 2020
Amid the debates about whether we’re starting a new year or a new decade, I saw a Twitter thread last week about …
Talking identity, prejudice and discrimination in class: An open letter to my students
Over the last several years, I’ve started to take a much more critical approach to my pedagogy. I’ve chosen more complex and …
On classroom alchemy and awkwardness
If I were a basketball coach, they would’ve sacked me mid-season. They would’ve blamed the lack of chemistry, the apathy, the mediocre …
Doing something good: The one assignment I actually LOVE to grade
Finals week. That point in the semester where I’m looking at the stacks of (physical and virtual) papers to grade wondering WHO …
A step-by-step guide to finding sources on Google Scholar
At least a few times per semester, I have a conversation with a student, usually undergraduate, that goes something like this… Student, …
New semester resolutions
Ask any educator. August is a month full of intense ambivalence. The last vestiges of summer feel tinged with anxiety over to-dos …