Thankful For Challenges

Did you ever notice that those #ThankfulThursday posts all over social media don’t list flat tires, burned dinners, or failed lessons among the comments?

Embracing Difference In The Classroom

This year's Facing Difference Challenge is designed to help educators empower young people to reflect and take action towards building understanding, empathy, and peace.

Using media literacy with students to discuss New York City terror attack

Essential question: Why is terrorism difficult to combat?

The Right of Children to Attend School, Regardless of Immigration Status

Kindred Spirits: Indelible Impressions Jonathan Todres

We are certain that being English language arts teachers has helped illuminate how much a kindred spirit Jonathan Todres has become to us.

Students’ Right to Protest the Pledge and National Anthem: Advice for Supporting Young People

In August 2016, then-NFL San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to take a stand about racial injustice by refusing to stand for the National Anthem at football games. He spent much of the season either sitting or kneeling during the anthem. Fast forward to the 2017 football season where the controversy emerged again when on a Sunday in September, more than 200 NFL players took a knee during the Anthem. 

The Flexible Approach to Social and Emotional Learning

Once you read this blog post, be sure to check out Amber Chandler's follow up entry: Six Months of Flexible Seat

How should elected officials react to mass shootings?

Time to Bring Kindness to Middle Schools

By The Middle School Kindness Challenge

Why Some Animals Are Faster Than Others