“We focus our lessons on trying to understand the impetus for feelings of xenophobia and nationalism in the world.”

– Jamie Steckart

What if you could go to a school where your education was centered around travel, cultural immersion, empathy and developing the skills to...

As a fledgling teacher, I recall my mentor telling me one day “as a teacher, you create the weather in your classroom.” While I didn’t fully comprehended the statement at the time,over the years, with more experience, I came to better appreciate this phrase. 

What this phrase essentially means is that teachers create the mood, the feel, the environment.

For example, if the teacher is stressed or in a bad mood, this mood spreads to the students. I know it’s hard to prove this...

When I think back to my school days, I can remember many events that stood out. My Second-grade teacher, Mrs. Wiersig, brought food into the classroom for us to try when we were studying vowel sounds. She did so many great things, and we cooked different recipes with stories we would read during reading groups, and...

I had previously written an article on running a classroom community of learners, but I wanted to take a minute to dive deeper into each category. I truly believe that building a classroom community of learners is important. As we are at the close of a school year, summer is a time for teachers to reflect and change things for the upcoming year. Here are some things to consider.

Scenario...