Empower Students’ Ownership of Learning Mission
When students have voice, choice, and ownership over their learning, every framework comes to life. The mission of Empower Student Ownership of Learning is to help teachers see the big picture of teaching — where Standards-Based Learning, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge work together to define what students master and how deeply they think. Teacher Clarity makes rigorous learning accessible and meaningful, while Visible Learning reveals the instructional moves that matter most. Connected, these frameworks become a practical reference for designing unit plans, making thinking visible, and building assessments that inform instruction. Clarity in teaching. Purpose in practice. Impact in learning.
My Teaching Journey
My journey in teaching involves reflections, professional development, and Teacher Pay Teacher. I spent hours and hours searching for ideas, reading books, and planning lessons. Sounds familiar? I love to buy teaching books. I spent a significant amount of money. My husband wanted to “kill me” sometimes. I read many teaching websites and found intriguing ideas I’d like to use in my teaching. I did this for a while and fell in love with writing and teaching blog posts. I am a fan of writing blog posts.
I find writing blogs therapeutic. I published my first blog with Teacher Discovery. I realized what good writing looks like. Confianza, an education consulting company, has asked me to be a contributor since 2019. I published a blog on racism in May 2021 and published a How to Have an Honest Conversation About Racism article in June. I am also doing a blog series on Instructional Coaching. You can visit https://ellstudents.com/blogs/the-confianza-way/ to learn more about my blogs.
Invitation to Explore
You will find the Education Blog Desk website unique because the ideas come from books stacked in the corner of the room that have not been read. Books provide different perspectives on topics that interest us. It helps us gain knowledge.