The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation marks out the week surrounding Feb 17th to create a greater awareness of the value and importance of kindness in the world. The theme...
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Perhaps instead of looking at what’s missing in our children’s learning, we need to look for the learning occurring.
How was the experience of observing your own learning? As we reflect on our days, weeks, and years, we become the history of the important things we learn and recall....
Read MoreBehind in learning??
With so much focus on learning loss and the meme that kids are “so behind in learning” in the news, teachers, parents, and caregivers are becoming increasingly worried and frantic...
Read More3rd Grade Daze
Have you taken a moment to observe children under the age of five recently? What do you notice? I had the privilege of meeting with a family via Zoom last week....
Read MoreHow do I get my kids to…
I have received calls, texts, and emails from parents throughout the pandemic, asking me if I can help get their child to do their math, or reading, or “school work”...
Read MoreHow will my child learn if nobody teaches her?
Many years ago, I worked with a family as they made the paradigm shift from the parents’ experience with traditional teacher-led learning to a more child-led approach. They were having...
Read More#MoreThanMyBrainInjury
Brain injury awareness month brings up so many thoughts and feelings for me. According to the Brain Injury Association (BIA), someone sustains a brain injury every 9 seconds in the...
Read More“It’s not enough for me to write. I have to do right as well.”
I so appreciated the inaugural events today. I was especially impressed with Amanda Gorman’s poem. She spoke with such strength and poise! Who would have guessed that, as a child,...
Read MorePlease Pass the Gravy and the Rest of the Story, too!
As we prepare to celebrate a 2020 version of Thanksgiving this week in the United States, I’ve been reflecting on an article that a colleague forwarded to me a few...
Read MoreWhy is agency so important?
People often ask, why is agency so important in authentic learning? In traditional school environments, we hear learners lament that “this is too hard, just tell me what to do,”...
Read MoreLGBTQ+ Awareness & Celebration Day
Today is LGBTQ Awareness and Celebration Day. Liz Dyer and Sarah Cunningham, founders of Real Mama Bears and Free Mom Hugs respectively, share some important do’s and don’ts when the...
Read MoreTransformative Learning Foundation
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Transformative Learning Foundation’s Online Residency and Graduation Ceremony. It was heartening to see people from around the world gather to...
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