Shelley Kauffman

I keep thinking of the prophets - how fiercely they advocated for the most vulnerable people in their land, and how fearlessly they spoke truth to power. We all need that prophetic courage today.

These are the words of Isaiah —
“Woe to those who make unjust laws…

A System for Meeting Absent Students’ Needs (and Everyone Else’s Too) | Cult of Pedagogy Catching up absent students never seems to get easier. Here's an approach that might work.

Student absences have been a problem for generations, but few teachers have figured out a foolproof plan for solving it. This week on the podcast, Robert Barnett explains how his approach helped him solve the problem of student absences in his own classroom.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/absent-stude...

Teachers union sues over Trump administration's deadline to end school diversity programs A new federal lawsuit in Maryland is challenging a Trump administration memo giving the nation’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate “race-based” practices of any kind or risk losing their...

Education isn’t just teaching what you agree with. It’s about critical thinking, honest history, and collaboration. We filed this lawsuit because the admin is hurting students who benefit from access to education and the promise of equal opportunity for all. apnews.com/article/educ...

“Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.” -Gandhi

Get ready. The days ahead are going to demand good trouble, holy mischief, and civil disobedience.

Navigating Generational Gaps in Multilingual Families Teaching English learners (MLs) often involves more than just language instruction—it requires addressing the complex dynamics within multilingual families. Generational language gaps can create un…

This article resonated with me and supporting my multilingual students that I teach. iwtle.com/2025/01/13/n...

Immigration enforcement and US schools: What could happen and what education leaders can do Trump's actions could reshape immigration and education, affecting millions of students and thousands of schools.

What can education leaders do to protect and support their students? #EduSky www.brookings.edu/articles/imm...

There is no #TeacherShortage. There is a pay shortage. A benefits shortage. A professional autonomy shortage. A recess shortage. A racial justice shortage. A sensible gun law shortage. The list goes on....

Why Being Forced to Precisely Follow a Curriculum Harms Teachers and Students Educators speak of being forced to follow scripts.

Fidelity, not my favorite word. This does some explaining of why it might not be the best. #edusky

Why Being Forced to Precisely Follow a Curriculum Harms Teachers and Students www.the74million.org/article/why-...

When Your Classroom Management Goes Off the Rails It can happen to the best of us: classroom management deteriorating over time. By figuring out where the problems are, you can turn things back around.

This week, Claire English — @theunteachables.bsky.social — shares three reasons classroom management can fall apart midway through a school year and what teachers can do to get things heading back in the right direction.
www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-ma...

Taking the time to read with your child every night is one of the most impactful things you can do to create skilled, lifelong readers. Read whatever your family enjoys. Just read with them! #EduSky

Raising test scores is not the end goal.

All teachers are teachers of language. Every discipline has specialized vocabulary. You may not be the “English teacher” but you are still teaching academic vocabulary, writing forms, morphology, and comprehension skills. #OntEd #EduSky

Perfect depiction. 🙌