Reflecting & Storytelling About Teaching
So many phenomenal education books appear each year—both from university presses and from K-12 stalwarts such as Heinemann, Stenhouse, Routledge, and ASCD—that it can feel daunting to decide which to read! Here are a handful that have shaped my practice as a civics teacher and academic administrator, especially when times feel polarized… Continue reading
As a writer, eighth grade history teacher and school administrator, I’m as curious as anyone about what will happen when the robots eventually take over (more on that later). But after reading Ethan Mollick’s Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, I’m newly optimistic about the possibilities of AI in education – and trying to live more like … Continue reading
As my older son heads off to college in a couple of weeks, I’m repeating myself. Even I can tell it’s annoying, but I don’t stop. I tell him: Go to office hours. Get involved in extracurriculars. Don’t skip classes like I did, after finding a boyfriend freshman year. Be curious, find something that interests you, get out to exercise. I’ve told him these things 10 times, 100, and yet I keep saying them like a talisman… Continue reading
Thanks for visiting! This is a place to find my writing, both education pieces and personal essays. I teach history and do academic administration at an independent school just north of Los Angeles. I’ve also written two books about history teaching, Creating Citizens (Routledge 2018) and Making History Mine (Stenhouse 2009), and write regularly for MiddleWeb and Education Week. I like to run, cook, play piano, listen to musicals, search for good bakeries and spend time with my husband and two sons. I’ve also taught English and love memoirs and young adult fiction. @sarahjcooper01 @sarahcooper.bsky.social
Sarah Cooper 