In October, I facilitated a session on Reaching Students Who Are Experiencing Poverty in Illinois. We discussed how poverty impacts the brain and learning. We explored ways teachers can foster positive relationships with families and students...
Three days ago, one of my teenage boys asked me if I had heard that Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) was a guest on InfoWars. This far-right-wing political site espouses conspiracy theories and promotes non-factual news.
I had not known this, but...
Last week, I worked with educators in Illinois on “Reaching and Teaching Students Experiencing Poverty.” As with every session related to topics that ask participants to share and reflect on their own experiences, I explained...
We all know that one of the foundational characteristics of a healthy relationship is trust. But how often do we talk about it - especially with students? We want to know that we can trust our students to
- - act appropriately when there is a...
Three weeks ago, Craig and I had the great pleasure of interviewing Jodi Friedman for the SELinEDU podcast. I admire Jodi’s work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an assistant principal, and our conversation centered around taking care...
One of my kiddos is writing his essay for the Common App for colleges.
He came out of his bedroom to tell me that the app recommended that they not end with "...and they all lived happily ever after."
I laughed and said, "Learning doesn't always...
You may know I have three sons - two biological and one bonus son (stepson). They are my daily motivation to put good energy into the world, inspire me to be and do better, and model for me what authentic growth entails.
Jared, my high...
Written by Guest Blogger and Educator, Kristin Nori
For 14 years, I taught elementary school and used a clip chart for behavior management. It was what was being used at the time in all classrooms, in most schools. Charts typically had four...
As I write this, I am heading home from a two-week trip that included traveling to Hawaii and Florida. I was fortunate to mix bits of vacation time while working in a school in Hawaii and presenting at the Florida Learning Forward...
When I was in third grade, my family moved to a new school district. It was just after the winter break, and the students in my new school had already established routines and friendships. Yet, it is not the students or my teacher that I remember...
When Dr. Peggy McIntosh first introduced the “Invisible Knapsack” concept in 1989, her focal point was based on the basic diversity, equity, and inclusion issues of the times, focusing on the differences primarily in race and gender....
Two weeks ago, my friend Linda and I were having breakfast in a restaurant when I saw her attention go to the booth behind me to the left. Before I could figure out what was happening, she said to them, “That’s okay; we are both...
