Gendering the Policy-Practice Gap
I gave a guest lecture today in a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Course, “Women: Images and Realities.” What a…
Filling the Policy-Practice Gap
A few weeks ago now, I had the pleasure of attending a discussion focused on the edTPA with colleagues from…
ELA and the Common Core
My first column for a new writing gig appeared in the Hudson Valley Parent magazine online the other day. Read the full…
The Origins of TRAUE
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, the online journal Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education (TRAUE) launched its second issue. The…
Monday 11/18 and the Common Core
As a new 3rd-grade teacher in 2001, I remember hearing about the “new” standards being implemented across New York State…
Why We Need to Organize
The last few weeks have been hard. I still keep reaching for my phone to text or talk to Jean….
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I’m officially a month into being a full-time faculty member at SUNY New Paltz, and couldn’t be happier about my…
How Do I Even Express…
As many of you already know, we have lost a brilliant scholar, teacher, mentor, parent, and friend. Dr. Jean Anyon,…
Grad School and My Health
As we come up to the end of yet another school year, and I begin to think about transitioning to…
Don’t Know Much About History
As I push forward with data collection for my dissertation, I keep returning to the idea that history can repeat…
From Journal to Blog 2: Enter James C. Scott
Looking at some of my teaching journals stacked up, I can’t help but think about how the chronicling of time,…
Bike Paths and the Policy-Practice Gap
I’ve been eager to get back on my bike, and have been carefully taking it out for a spin every…
