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Portland Adventures

Spending time with friends outside of teaching has been just what I needed this summer. As I sat with two of my college friends on a sidewalk curbs, trying to make our Holy Donuts last for as long as possible, I felt so relaxed. My legs sprawled out in front of me, and my phone was tucked somewhere deep in my bag because I didn't feel like checking it. Earlier that day, Katie had asked me, "What was so hard about this school year?" And I told her, probably with too much detail, that it felt like everything was so hard. When I get on a roll about the challenges that I struggled to handle this past school year, it can be hard for me to stop. But, sitting on the curb in that moment, I felt so grateful for this summer. A summer filled with seeing old friends, traveling to new cities, and attending a million weddings to celebrate my friends. I don't know exactly what I believe in outside of the realm of logic and everyday life, but I do believe something in the u
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Why I'm Starting

I just finished my 5th year of teaching, and ironically, as I've taught longer, I've felt more overwhelmed by the things I can and should learn and master. I teach 7th grade reading, writing, and social studies, so I have a lot of academic components to master. I have a degree in special education, and I feel like there's so much more I could be doing to support my struggling learners and to push my advanced students. I have read and learned about supportive Social Emotional Learning, but I feel over my head when it comes to actually implementing it in my classroom. And this past year crushed me in a lot of ways. I had a tough class, and I felt completely incapable of supporting my kids in the ways that they deserved. This summer, I told myself I would take baby steps to make next year better. One of those baby steps was to sign up for a writing class through TeachWrite Academy . We're working on building writing habits as teachers so that we can better support
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