The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago 19Mar2023 by Jennifer Gonzalez The core activity of this after-school program is boxing, but it offers so much more to students.
The Thinking Classroom: An Interview with Peter Liljedahl 5Mar2023 by Jennifer Gonzalez In too many classrooms, students aren’t really thinking. It’s time to try something different.
Watch Two Schools Experience the Street Data Process 29Jan2023 by Jennifer Gonzalez Over nine months in 2022, two groups of educators followed this revolutionary process to make deep, sustaining changes at their schools.
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2023 11Jan2023 by Jennifer Gonzalez A messaging platform that translates for you, a daily curation of current events, the one that writes essays for you, and more.
How to Build Psychological Safety in Professional Development 16Dec2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez Learning requires us to be vulnerable, and in order to do that, we need to feel safe. Here are 5 ways PD facilitators can make that happen.
10 Ways to Give a Better Lecture 15Nov2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez Two factors have given lectures a bad name: overuse and poor execution. Let’s deal with both.
How to Personalize Instruction with Seminars 17Oct2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez Students sign up for these quick lessons only if they’re interested, and that makes all the difference.
Where to Find Real History in the Anti-CRT Era 4Oct2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez If you live in a place where history is under attack, these outstanding resources are for you.
5 Fantastic Ideas for Collaboration Projects 13Aug2022 by Jennifer Gonzalez These ideas can be adapted for any subject area, along with suggestions for adding criticality and opportunities for student agency to each one.