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Reconciling “Civil Liberty” Claims that Compromise Public Health and Student Welfare
Reconciling “Civil Liberty” Claims that Compromise Public Health and Student Welfare:When a “Me-First” Perspective Undermines Our “We-First” NeedsDear Colleagues,Introduction No one promis...
Read Full ArticleAn Inaugural Poem for the Ages Challenges All Educators as the Torch is Passed: A Lesson Plan to Help School Staff Become Part of the Solution
Blog discusses the national events of the past month’s inauguration and insurrection, the Presidential election now past, and the past four years of anxiety and stress on educators and students. It en...
Read Full ArticleTraining Racial Bias Out of Teachers: Who Ever Said that We Could?
Training Racial Bias Out of Teachers: Who Ever Said that We Could? Will the Fact that In-Service Programs Cannot Eliminate Implicit Bias Create a Bias Toward Inaction?Dear Colleagues,Introduction...
Read Full ArticleThe Pandemic is No Longer an Educational Crisis—It is a Catastrophic Opportunity for School Improvement
The Pandemic is No Longer an Educational Crisis—It is a Catastrophic Opportunity for School ImprovementUsing Catastrophes to Create Change: We Need to Innovate When We RenovateDear Colleagues,Introduc...
Read Full ArticleHow Would Covey Organize an SEL School Initiative? Strategically Planning for the Usual and the Unusual
How Would Covey Organize an SEL School Initiative? Strategically Planning for the Usual and the UnusualDear Colleagues,Introduction I hope everyone is doing well as many school distr...
Read Full ArticleHow to Organize, Survive, and Thrive During Your School Re-Opening: The Pandemic Power of Three
How Understanding Small School Districts Can Help the Larger OnesIntroduction Like many of my colleagues in education, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced me to think, act, and react in very different...
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