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An Edugeek’s Guide to K-12 Practice and Policy

Megan M. Allen is a National Board-certified teacher, the 2010 Florida Teacher of the Year, an eternal optimist, and an overall edugeek. Allen taught for nine years as a 4th and 5th grade teacher in Tampa, Fla., and then served as the developer and director of the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. Follow her on Twitter: @redhdteacher. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion Are You Connected With Your Education Passion?
A tool to help you reflect on how and if you are connecting with your passion in education
Megan M. Allen, May 12, 2017
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Education Opinion What Drives Your Leadership: The Universe or Your Goals and Passions?
How the universe could be sucking away some of your leadership joy
Megan M. Allen, May 4, 2017
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Education Opinion How to Get Involved in Education Policy With a Pencil and 2 Friends
Why a local school board election made @redhdteacher clutch her pearls
Megan M. Allen, April 19, 2017
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Education Opinion The Importance of Encouraging Colleagues: Why Everyone Needs a 'Nudger'
In a profession where many teachers either lack the confidence or can't see the potential that is hidden within, it's important that we urge each other forward.
Megan M. Allen, March 31, 2017
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Education Opinion Embrace the Messiness of Learning
Learning is never easy, especially for adults.
Megan M. Allen, March 23, 2017
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Education Opinion Tips for Starting a Blog: Choose Your Own Adventure
Curious about blogging but don't know how to start? This flowchart can help you take your first steps.
Megan M. Allen, March 14, 2017
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Education Opinion Experience Matters: How Expertise Can Be a Life-or-Death Issue
Sometimes expertise can save you life, both in and outside of education.
Megan M. Allen, March 4, 2017
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Education Opinion Are Teachers Policy Analysts?
Blogger @redhdteacher makes the case that teachers, with problem-solving nature, are naturally policy analysts.
Megan M. Allen, March 1, 2017
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Education Opinion How ESSA Gives Me (Some) Peace of Mind About Betsy DeVos
Can the swing to even more state power give us hope in public education?
Megan M. Allen, February 7, 2017
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Education Opinion Is the Accountability Movement to Blame for a Lack of Empathy?
What has caused our nation's lack of empathy? Blogger @redhdteacher thinks it may have to do with a Nation at Risk and NCLB.
Megan M. Allen, February 6, 2017
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Education Opinion Help Wanted: Qualified Secretary of Education
What do we want in a Secretary of Education? We deserve to be a little picky.
Megan M. Allen, January 25, 2017
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Education Opinion Betsy DeVos: Maybe She Would Qualify as a Substitute Teacher?
When looking at job postings in public education, which would Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos be qualified for?
Megan M. Allen, January 23, 2017
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Education Opinion Celebrating Invisible Success in the Classroom
How do we feel successful as education leaders when we are out of the classroom?
Megan M. Allen, January 16, 2017
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Education Opinion The Top 12 Leadership Reads of 2016
Do you have a teaching or leadership New Year's resolution? Here's the first step in setting one.
Megan M. Allen, December 30, 2016
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