Aimee Volk

The COVID-19 crisis has been exhausting for all educators. We’ve had to be on all the time — ready for the next crisis, change of plan, or complex decision. Yet no matter how difficult things became, the instructional coaching team at our school continued to support educators through virtual, hybrid, […]

“I understand diverse books are important. But where do the classics fit into all of this?” asked a participant in a recent professional learning session I attended about making curriculum more culturally relevant. The presenter, literacy expert Donalyn Miller, responded, “Classics to whom? Who decides something is a classic?” Fireworks […]