This year marks the 20th year of the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. This event is celebrated in many schools across America on
Author: Educator Barnes
Educator Barnes is a married mother of identical twin boys. She has been an educator for nearly two decades. 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. She leads Blazing Brilliance, an education consulting business. She is also Brave Brothers Books Co-Founder & CEO, and teaches undergraduate and graduate college courses. 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 http://www.educatorbarnes.com.
Indiana’s New Superintendent of Public Instruction
Earlier this month, Jennifer McCormick was sworn in as Indiana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. She defeated Glenda Ritz in the November election. Some educators
My Dream
Today is the day we celebrate the life and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He once said,”The time is always right to do
Busy Busy Bee
When I was in eighth grade, my science teacher, Mr. Walters, would teach a lesson and then we would work on our science labs at our
Book Review: Sway
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman is one of the most interesting books I have read this year.
Leading with Love
On Friday, October 7, 2016, the Children’s Policy and Law Initiative held their annual Public Policy Summit. This year’s summit was Moving Forward with Positive