On August 25, 2016, Words Dance Publishing published my poem “Progress.” It was a poem I wrote to express my frustration with our current political
Author: Educator Barnes
Educator Barnes is a married mother of identical twin boys. She not only navigates Indianapolis schools from the educator’s perspective but also the parent’s perspective.
She has been an educator for nearly 20 years. Although she has worked in the urban traditional public school setting for the majority of her career, she student taught in rural Indiana, worked in the suburbs, and in public charter schools. Currently, she is the Editor-in-Chief and a writer for Indy Kids Winning, CEO of Blazing Brilliance, an education consulting business, CEO and Co-Founder of Brave Brothers Books, and supervises ENL student teachers at IU Indianapolis. Previously, she served as a middle school academic dean, an elementary library/media specialist, an elementary and high school literacy coach, a middle and high school English/Language Arts teacher, and K-5 English as a New Language teacher. She won the 2019 Indiana Black Expo Excellence in Education Journalism Award. To learn more about Educator Barnes, visit www.educatorbarnes.com.
Monday Musings: Knowing When to Take a Break
For the last five years, I have taught X470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading K-12/L502 Socio-Psycholingusistic Applications for Reading Instruction at Indianapolis University-Purdue University Indianapolis
National Poetry Month: Educator Barnes Reads – Snowflakes
Earlier this week, I was greeted in the morning with a snow covered lawn. Granted it wasn’t as much snow as we received on spring
National Poetry Month: Educator Barnes Reads – The Boy Died in My Alley
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of my favorite black female poets. She has numerous accolades: Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1950, Illinois poet laureate in 1968, and
National Poetry Month: Educator Barnes Reads – Life at My Failing School
I like a challenge. Some people knit or doodle in their spare time, but I enjoying writing poetry. Not only do I enjoy writing free
Monday Musings: It’s Not about the Activity
Saturday, my boys and I spent time at Newfields (formerly known as the IMA). The first Saturday of the month, Newfields has the Cereal Cinema