“Why did you join the Educators’ Cooperative and what is one way it has helped you during this global crisis?” The answers below show validation of the incredible work that […]
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Culture Corner
Joi Ware is a dancer, choreographer, and artist. Her interests also include dance education, activism, and black artist inclusivity. Join us virtually at: https://zoom.us/s/8830218384 All the brilliance we’ve created together […]
Antiracist Teaching
Join a continuing conversation about antiracist teaching & white supremacy culture in education. Join us virtually at: https://zoom.us/s/8830218384 All the brilliance we’ve created together on every Collaborates call can […]
Make Mistakes, Learn Who You Are, and Be Silly!
Edco teachers Allison- Chemistry at Hillwood High School, Chris- Math at Hume Fogg Academic Magnet, and Dave- 4th Grade at Gower Elementary, remind us of the love that teachers have […]
Meeting the Need to Connect
*originally published September 29, 2020 As a 4th grade teacher, I spend most of my time pondering how to improve lessons for my students, how to connect with each and […]
Teaching and learning in the ‘new.’
When the means of assessing growth and development cannot effectively measure innovative, essential, novel growth and development, where does the problem lie? In the growth or in the assessment? Written […]
If You Only Knew
It has been said recently that we have lost a year of instruction, and without a doubt we know this was a tough year, and we know for students unable […]
It’s the Kids that Sustain Us
Dave Harrison, a 4th Grade teacher at Gower Elementary, and Allison Hardy, Chemistry teacher at Hillwood High School, share that the kids keep them going on tough days. The relationships […]
Teaching in 2020 – Mastering Technology with Purpose
EdCo members, Amber Thienel and Amy Noon were asked, “What has surprised you about teaching during the pandemic?” Amber Thienel is a District Lead Numeracy Coach in MNPS and Amy […]
More to Teach than Math: Perseverance and a Growth Mindset
Program Director and EdCo Member, Amy Nystrand recently ‘’sat down” virtually Two Edco teachers, Ada Collins and Alyssa Niemiec, share their experiences in the classroom. Ada is the Math Coach […]
Every Single Day is New to Me
EdCo teacher Ansley Glenn is a 6th Grade Math Teacher at Harpeth Hall. Listening to her first year experience is a reminder of the hope and resilience of new teachers. […]
Context, Community, and Compassion
Written by Greg O’Loughlin, High School Teacher and Founder/Director of The Educators’ Cooperative on January 12, 2021 We weren’t sure what to do. The first of our nightly Collaborates Calls […]