Let me begin here: I write a children’s book series titled Lady Lucy’s Quest about a feisty multi-racial heroine who becomes a knight in the Middle Ages. With her team of trusty helpers (Dillon the Dragon; Tapestry the Unicorn; and Quincy the Belgian Shepherd), she goes on a myriad of…

Holidays are hard for many generally and now specifically. So, here’s something to try whether you are near or far, in person or remote: Tongue twisters! Yes, really. They have a long educational history. They promote learning and enunciation. They build vocabulary. They showcase mistake making and trying again. They…

We need to help children (and adults) process the election for President. Here are a set of strategies/activities that educators can adapt and use for students at all ages and stages. More will be added as time progresses in the transition but this will be beneficial now! Classroom Strategies and…

Worried about the election and possible violence? Me too, regardless of outcome. This creates anxiety and tension and possible trauma. This isn’t good for anyone. Our autonomic nervous systems are on high alert and likely the absence of a definitive outcome on election night will cause more issues in our…

There are many things to remember with the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein at age 90. There are good things and not so good things. That is true of everyone who passes away — there are good things and bad things to remember. (Don’t I know….) While we may create…

We use the phrase “lying fallow” (perhaps laying fallow or to lie fallow) pejoratively. We define it frequently to reference someone or some company that is standing still, hibernating, festering. To quote the sentence from the Merriam Webster Dictionary that it uses as an example of the negative meaning of…

We use the phrase “lying fallow” (perhaps laying fallow or to lie fallow) pejoratively. We define it frequently to reference someone or some company that is standing still, hibernating, festering. To quote the sentence from the Merriam Webster Dictionary that it uses as an example of the negative meaning of…

Forecasting Weather and Beyond With all the technology in the world today, I am still struck by the uncertainty that accompanies forecasting weather. Indeed, I sometimes joke that I want the job of being a meteorologist because it is the one job where you can be totally wrong time and…

Recently, I was at a performance by Jesse Cook, the famed guitarist from Canada whose skills cross different musical genres. Before he and his group played a piece entitled Once (available for online listening), he asked the audience to close their eyes and imagine a place where they have been…