Misty's Journal brings research and practice into conversation around the questions, relationships, and possibilities shaping life in schools.







Fieldnotes on creating the conditions for teachers and students to flourish.

Misty's Journal

What becomes possible when Collective Care and instructional practice come together? Not long ago, I ran into a principal colleague I had worked alongside for many years...

teacher life

Concepts help us organize and interpret the world. But what if the categories through which we make meaning are more fluid, contextual, and consequential than they first appear?

research lab

What changes when we choose materials not only for what children can make with them, but for what the materials might make possible?

classroom ideas

Follow the feature ideas a little further:

A good reading doesn’t have to end when you reach the last line. If a post, research article, essay, or other piece gets you thinking, invite a few colleagues to read it too—and turn it into a Reading Social.

Reading Socials bring creativity, connection, and enjoyment to professional reading, with simple ways to explore ideas together and consider what they might mean for your own contexts.

The free Hosting Kit includes creative activities, role cards, invitation wording, planners, and examples to help you host your own. Just add a good read and good company :).



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FREE HOSTING KIT FOR EDUCATORS

If something in The Journal connects with your research, practice, writing, or podcast, I’d be delighted to hear what you’re thinking and explore where our work might meet.




Ideas grow through conversation.

a creative invitation