Some recurring medical problems pulled the rug out from under me for a little bit there, partly my fault for not having taken care of it properly.  I haven’t even been able to work with my tutoring students for almost two weeks now and I’m going a little stir crazy.  Most of my tumblr activity on the personal blog has been reblogging ridiculous or beautiful things that are helping me out, leaving the education blog dry until I can string coherent sentences together.  But thank you for hanging in there with me!  We’re getting back to functioning!

An explanation for my new followers: I’m not in a strictly educational field, and this is mostly but not strictly an educational blog — I’m a graduated education and psychology student, only paperwork away from teacher certification in NY state, but working with a nonprofit in MA that deals mostly with youth.  I’m on the background end of it rather than direct service, for the first time, which gives me a healthy understanding of the need for both…and that I’d rather be in direct service.

But the benefits you all might be able to reap from this is that when I see a good education grant pop up, I post it.  

Original content still includes lesson plans or classroom activities and critiques on education, but also might include resources related to social justice or mental health for teachers/in the classroom/in general.  Comics and popular media that could be useful in the classroom may make its way here, as I’m a comicker/artist/writer and all-around nerd and love to see multiple genres and creativities used in the classroom.  I’m also an AmeriCorps and City Year alumna, though the opinions I post on this blog are strictly my own and in no way represent those organizations.  Apparently I’ve got a decent gig here as a resident LGBTQ advocate for teachers and students, which I can get pretty psyched about.  Please never hesitate to ask me a question, I’ll do research to answer it if I have to!  And when something crosses my dash that could be helpful or prompt discussion, I pass it on.