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What I Wish I Told My First-Year Teacher Self
THE BRIDGE - AUGUST 24, 2025 My first year of teaching was nothing like I imagined. Fresh out of my credential program, I stepped into a 9th and...
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Reconnecting to Your Purpose
THE BRIDGE PODCAST EP 1 - AUGUST 17, 2025 Dive into this inspiring conversation with Ann Kozma, Adobe's Education Evangelist, as she shares her...
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4 Projects To Get to Know Your New Group of Students
THE BRIDGE - AUGUST 17, 2025 The first days of school can feel like a mix of nerves, excitement, and a hundred questions—especially the big one: “Who...
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#BetterTogether Isn't Just a Mindset; It's a Lifestyle
THE BRIDGE - AUGUST 10, 2025 When I was pregnant and teaching middle school history, my next-door teammate Colleen was also expecting. We taught the...
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Mentorship Isn’t Always a Program - It’s a Moment
THE BRIDGE - July 13, 2025 It was a Tuesday. Lunchtime. I was halfway through a Trader Joe’s salad in the staff lounge when I heard it: “Wait, what...
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Creative Assessment Moves That Work (and Don’t Burn You Out)
THE BRIDGE - July 13, 2025 There was a time when I spent more time building rubrics than my students spent reading them.
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Embracing and Attitude of "Yes, And"
THE BRIDGE - July 13, 2025 When I first stepped into my new role as an EdTech TOSA back in 2013, I was fired up. I had big dreams—innovation,...
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3 AI Mindset Shifts for Teachers
THE BRIDGE - July 13, 2025 You sit down to build a few course pages in Canvas. Your brain’s buzzing with ideas… but that blinking cursor is staring...