Santa Fe study guide: Have mass shootings become part of American culture?

Essential question: how might learning about the lives of those students and teachers killed in mass shootings affect people’s outlook on school safety and gun violence?

Historical Memory: Why Must We Remember the Holocaust to Protect Democracy

The Importance of Preserving Historical Memory of the Holocaust to Protect Democracy

How to explain what’s happening in Gaza to your students

 #6 News Story of 2018

Spark Self-Directed Summer Learning

This post originally appeared in the American Educator Spring 2018

Three Authors to Read (and Know) This Summer

    I don’t know about you, but I love stories about authors.

Reflecting on Your Practice: Six Elements to Consider

  #12 Blog of 2018

Four Ways to Foster Emotional Intelligence

People who can self-regulate big emotions and connect well with their peers are more successful, healthier and wealthier than those who can’t (Achor, 2011; Goodwin and Miller, 2013). But these important skills are often missing from a test-obsessed school culture. How can we purposefully integrate social and emotional learning into everything we do? 

Kindred Spirits: Teacher-to-Teacher Appreciation

From Tricia Baldes

Use this study guide with your students ahead of the U.S-North Korea summit