As we begin another engaging and joyful school year, it may prove helpful to consider what established brain research teaches us about howstudents learn and grow intellectually. On the heels of a wonderful workshop on learning and the brain that our faculty/staff...
Those unfamiliar with the research have a tendency to view academics and social-emotional learning as an either-or proposition, as if these two areas of skill development compete for time at school. The research, however, is clear: a strong commitment to...
North Park Elementary School’s approach to academics, rooted in inquiry, critical thinking, creativity, curiosity, self-expression, and collaboration–with a unique combination of rigorous academics taught in the context of an authentic, supportive, and inclusive...
Like many, I have been reflecting on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this week. Emerging from my years as an American history teacher, I am struck by how we reduce complex, multi-dimensional, and impactful historical figures–human beings who live with...
Contemporary research into the functioning of the human brain continues to change how we understand teaching and learning. Intellectual capacity, once thought to be fixed, is more malleable than previously understood. We rewire our own brains as we live our lives,...
I’ve written about the social-emotional ills of perfectionism before, but this time I’d like to focus on what we might tell our children/students as we help them learn, grow, and come to accept and love themselves, imperfections and all. How might we liberate students...
