Heather MacCorkle

Published in
Memoir of the Future

A Short Story Based on the Novel

This post is simply a home to a short story based on the novel Mr. Richardson and Me. Please feel free to download it. I used this short…

Jul 18, 2023

Published in
Memoir of the Future

Memoir of the Future

I started writing Mr. Richardson and Me after scaring myself almost to death. It was July of 2022. I had been in bed almost a month with a…

Jul 16, 2023

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

Teaching ELA as a Survey Course

Each year, I hear, “I hate English class, but I love your teaching.” So, it’s time to shake things up a bit.

Nov 1, 2022

Nov 1, 2022

Reclaiming Myself

When I decided not to make teaching the most important aspect of my identity, I felt lost. It’s time to find myself… perhaps for the first…

Oct 1, 2022

Oct 1, 2022

How Many Hours a Week Do You Work, Fellow Teacher?

I am working on another post about how teachers add value to their districts at great cost to themselves and their families. Your…

Sep 25, 2022

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

Dear School Boards: It’s Time To Treat Paraprofessionals as Professionals, Please.

Teachers consider the paraprofessionals who share their classroom heroes. It’s time school boards did, too.

Sep 25, 2022

Dear School Boards: It’s Time To Treat Paraprofessionals as Professionals, Please.

Sep 25, 2022

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

A Follow Up to “How to Care for Students Differently”

The first week is in the books. So far, so good.

Sep 11, 2022

A Follow Up to “How to Care for Students Differently”

Sep 11, 2022

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

That Wasn’t Professional Development. That Wasn’t Even Training.

Schools are trying to establish a “new normal.” Let’s start with redefining professional development.

Sep 5, 2022

That Wasn’t Professional Development. That Wasn’t Even Training.

Sep 5, 2022

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Teachers on Fire Magazine

How to Care for Students Differently

What worked for me before is not going to work this year. Here are two ways I will show I care differently.

Aug 25, 2022

Aug 25, 2022

Published in
Teachers on Fire Magazine

Humanities I: “Why Do Writers Write?”

A Course for Exploring This Essential Question

Aug 19, 2022

Aug 19, 2022