“Do we view ourselves as sole keepers of knowledge, or as facilitators of learning? Do we view ourselves as dominant over children, or can we have the humility to see ourselves walking shoulder to shoulder? Are we able to understand that children, if we allow it, teach us as much, if not more, about who we are and the world we live in as we teach them?” -Denise Augustine, Street Data Pod, Episode 3,  “Walking Shoulder to Shoulder with Children” This year I have framed my teac

Editors’ note: This year at Her Voice, our framing question is about our humanity at this moment: What does it mean to be a human right...

At the start of each new year at Her Voice, we ask ourselves: What do we hope this space can be–for us, for our colleagues, and for our...

Last month we published a post from our colleague Rachel Davies, who teaches 11th and 12th grade English, titled   Like Love: Navigating...

Last month we published a post from our colleague Rachel Davies, who teaches 11th and 12th grade English, titled Like Love: Navigating...

As part of our theme of encountering, or as we put in our first post of the school year , “Prepared to be Nowhere Else,” I wanted to...

When I agreed to write for Her Voice at the Table on AI in the English classroom, I was in the middle of an experiment with my seniors. I...

Last month I wrote about my experiment with a social media fast  and how I subsequently fell off the wagon and started using again. Now...

One of the darkest skeletons in my closet is that I used to smoke cigarettes.  Gasp! I know. I hardly believe I am willing to admit this...

During my early years of teaching high school English, a more senior colleague in another department eagerly approached me in the school...

What are the conditions that foster diverse communities rather than isolated individuals? The question is very complex for mosses, let...

Be here; be prepared to be nowhere else.                                         -- Principle #3, Fierce Conversations We began Her...

The following post comes from one of our senior interns, Natalie. We love periodically posting student writing, serving as a platform for...

This creative essay was a spring assignment for an AP literature class with a fluid due date. The open-ended prompt encouraged students...

It has been a “Fall in Love February” for the Her Voice team! As the month of love comes to a close, Her Voicers reflect upon their...

Valentine’s Day is not just for the humans in our lives who we love and admire–at Her Voice at the Table, we wanted to show some love to...

The following post comes from one of our senior interns, Caroline. We love periodically posting student writing, serving as a platform...

Why read? Seventeen years ago, when I was a first-year teacher, I sat down in early August to write a curriculum map for my first...

This year, I’ve heard more people say they haven’t done their Christmas shopping or that they still have so much to do before Christmas...

On instinct, 20 pairs of distressed saddle shoes lift off the carpet and start balancing on chairs, backpacks, binders, desks. It...