Articles

Catching lightning in a bottle, Edutopia

We must “notice the uniqueness in each student” Education Week (part of Larry Ferlazzo’s Classroom Q&A column)

Micro-Writing is Having a Macro Impact on Identity Development, EdSurge

When Confederate monuments fall, move them to your classroom, Education Week

We just took a good first step with smart, low-income students, Raleigh News & Observer

“Fact-based, solutions-oriented perspectives enable students to tackle societal issues, current events,” Communication: Journalism Education Today (summer 2018, print-only)

Spotting student hunger, SmartBrief Education

The power of writing begins with a single sentence, The Standard

How Student “Dreamers” enrich our North Carolina high school, Washington Post

Book Review: Albert Camus’ The First Man, Education NC

When learning gets personal, part 5: Graduation, Literacy & NCTE

Authentic learning this school year, SmartBrief

How the Tour de France saved my teaching career, Bright

Walking Undocumented, Teaching Tolerance

‘Help us help you’: An educator’s letter to Betsy DeVos, EdWeek

When learning gets personal, part 4: The bigger picture, Literacy & NCTE

When learning gets personal, part 3: Students save a classmate, Literacy & NCTE

When learning gets personal, part 2: Amplifying student voice, Literacy & NCTE

The value of teaching mentors, Education NC

Changing school start times a hard but necessary move, Education NC

When learning gets personal, Literacy & NCTE

A sad day when aspiring teachers need a back up plan, Raleigh News & Observer

Avoid the zone of saturation, Bright

Hungry children have many faces, Education NC

A conversation with myself about school report cards, Durham Herald-Sun/Medium

Experience is not the enemy, The Synapse

My love-hate relationship with teaching in North Carolina, The Synapse

Town Hall speech, Chapel Hill, NC, April 2014 from John Wilson on Vimeo.

Other:

Colaba market has everything you need, The City Story

Basic principles of in-season training, EliteFTS

Bringing speed and strength to a high school baseball program, EliteFTS