When students return from a transformative experience like the 2025 Compassion Summit, the real work begins. This year, my students… Read more After the Compassion Summit: How Students Are Building a More Compassionate School Community
Tag: middle school
My New Teaching Partner: AI
I’ll never forget the start of the school year: I was determined to make collaboration a priority. My grade-level teammates… Read more My New Teaching Partner: AI
Authority Unpacked: Classroom Resources on Protests, Psychology, Adulthood, and Technology
In my classroom, extending student thinking beyond surface-level understanding is always a priority, and one concept that invites deeper exploration… Read more Authority Unpacked: Classroom Resources on Protests, Psychology, Adulthood, and Technology
Come Sit With Us: Fostering Belonging in Schools (Presentation and Activity)
My middle school colleagues and I have been busy this year developing an advisory program, and focusing on the concept… Read more Come Sit With Us: Fostering Belonging in Schools (Presentation and Activity)
Building Belonging: From Abstract to Action
Up until this point in our middle school advisory journey, my colleagues and I had organized two advisory sessions based… Read more Building Belonging: From Abstract to Action
Continuing to Build Belonging: The Next Step in a Middle School Advisory Program
As per my previous post on August 9th, my colleagues and I have initiated an advisory program in our middle… Read more Continuing to Build Belonging: The Next Step in a Middle School Advisory Program
Thinking Inside the Lines: A Middle School Activity to Build Belonging
This year, my middle school colleagues and I are implementing an advisory program. With many new students joining our population,… Read more Thinking Inside the Lines: A Middle School Activity to Build Belonging
Plotting the ‘Why’ Axis: Exploring the Purpose of School (Google Doc Activity Linked)
When I was in high school, I had no idea why I was there. I went to my classes, worked… Read more Plotting the ‘Why’ Axis: Exploring the Purpose of School (Google Doc Activity Linked)
From Concept to Classroom: Building a Middle School Advisory Program
My current school has been struggling for some time to establish a regular advisory block for middle and high school… Read more From Concept to Classroom: Building a Middle School Advisory Program
Connection in the Classroom: Using the 36 Questions Activity to Cultivate Relationships
Recently I read about the 36 questions, a psychological experiment developed by Arthur Aron, Ph.D. and Elaine Aron, Ph.D., designed… Read more Connection in the Classroom: Using the 36 Questions Activity to Cultivate Relationships
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