Giving a voice to teacher-leaders, administrators, and students doing amazing things
Guest Blog Post by Kristin Mancini. Kristin is the World Language Curricular Lead/Program Coordinator for Madison Public Schools in Madison, CT. She has taught High School Spanish for over ten years. Kristin is currently working on re-imagining K-12 curriculum in Madison Read More …
Election day was revealing to say the least. As a parent, educator, and American, it clarified what drives our nation’s aspirations, what inequities are very much out in the open (instead of simmering below the surface), and how important it Read More …
I introduced the final product for our civic action plan today. This is their exam in which they demonstrate the work they’ve done during the trimester toward the civic action to impact the problem they believe is important. I shared Read More …
Jessica Craig is a third grade teacher at Roxborough Intermediate in Littleton, Co. who has dug her heels into personalized learning. As part of her 2015-16 classroom initiative, her students set out to positively impact their community through a yearlong Read More …
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website is already full of fun things that kids can explore about space and the Earth that we live in. Their Climate Kids website brings the exciting science of climate change and the sustainability Read More …
First grade teacher Kim Peters is acting proof that personalized learning doesn’t have to be expensive. Inspired by a summer trip she took, she decided to engage her students with ePals, which connects students around the world. “I collected a Read More …
By 13 year-old Cuda, 10 year-old Zoe, and Mom How do we begin to understand the pain of others? Steve Feuer, president of Gihon River Press, sent three memoirs to provide insight into the pain of Holocaust victims. While Holocaust Read More …
By Cuda Zmuda, Middle School Student The Mediterranean Traditions People to People Program is an amazing experience. This 19 day program is a European tour that brings you through Spain, Italy, and France. This program teaches you amazing things about Read More …
Kids Can Make a Difference (KIDS) is a program of iEARN (International Education and Resource Network), a non-profit global network made up of over 30,000 schools and youth organizations in more than 140 countries. KIDS is an educational program for Read More …
By Zoe Zmuda I am donating bracelets to make kids happy at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. Because if I have an emergency I would go to that hospital and my brother went there because he found out he Read More …