After 15 years in business, we have developed lots of great traditions around here. Many of our traditions are centered around coming together to celebrate or to learn, and as we all know, that “coming together” bit looks a little different these days. Despite the challenges presented by the need for social distancing, carrying on… (read more)
There is a tendency in times of upheaval and challenge to look for the meaning behind the strife or at the very least a lesson to be learned. Challenges force us to stretch and grow and change whether we want to or not, and often prompt us to reflect on where we’ve been and contemplate… (read more)
This would be the time we start seeing the first day of school pictures on our friends’ timelines in a normal year. Oregon schools go back to school fairly late, compared to other states, so I’m often feeling a bit envious that other families are getting back to the wonderful structure and support of the… (read more)
Last May, we posted our COVID-edition End-of-Year checklist with a big sigh of relief. Maybe, we thought, we will wake up from this altered reality next fall and be able to return to a more typical school routine. Of course, we all know now that this fall is unfolding as anything but ordinary. Whether you are… (read more)
Distance learning is now a reality for kids and parents across the country and that means a whole new ballgame for most families and educators. Even those of us who are seasoned telepractioners are having to learn a new skillset as we see kids in their homes rather than in school buildings. To that end,… (read more)
This Summer has followed in the chaotic footsteps of the preceding Spring. Today, all of us in education find ourselves in the middle of a political firestorm about whether and how students should return to school buildings this Fall. As the debate rages on whether districts can adequately provide for PPE, social distancing, and safe… (read more)