A year ago or so, I built a curriculum around what I believed it takes to lead with love, meant for educators who fight every day for our children to have access to high quality, loving education. Pieces of that curriculum have found their way into much of the teacher professional development that I do.… Continue reading learning love: a beginning
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starting strong ~ the why
Week 1 of a new YPAR project, and I am thinking about how to help students start strong with their research projects. This time, I am working with 40 6th grade students – the youngest group I have worked with on a research project. In previous writing workshops and research seminars, I developed a set… Continue reading starting strong ~ the why
care | voice | rigor : why all three are essential for a student-centered, learning-centered classroom
Here’s what I know for sure: Every educator’s work is ensuring every student feels cared for, challenged, and heard. None of these are ‘specialist’ topics. * ** Learning is built on all three legs: care, voice, and rigor. The table will fall (or tilt) if any one leg is shorter or weaker than the rest. Too little care… Continue reading care | voice | rigor : why all three are essential for a student-centered, learning-centered classroom
