Chris Emdin is a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University. This is a recent essay from him for PBS News Hour on "The failure cycle causing a shortage of black male teachers." Another terrific...
Listening to Donovan
Donovan Livingston's Harvard Graduate School of Education May 2016 Convocation Speech
Listening to Lily Eskelsen García on What Teachers Do
We think Lily knows what she is talking about. There really is no single solution.
Listening to Alan Eustace
On October 21, 2014, Alan Eustace donned a custom-built, 500-pound spacesuit, attached himself to a weather balloon, and rose above 135,000 feet, from which point he dove to Earth, breaking both the sound barrier and previous records for high-altitude jumps.
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff Project began with this 20-minute online movie about the way we make, use and throw away all the Stuff in our lives. We think what they have to say is critically important and that they should be supported, please visit their website and get involved!
Listening to Taylor Mali – What do teachers make?
We think that after parents, teachers are some of the most important people in children's lives. We also think Taylor knows what he's talking about! Taylor McDowell Mali is an American slam poet, humorist and teacher.
Reading Bloom and Dees ..
QUESTION: What does an Eco System have to do with Social Change? ... ANSWER: Everything! If you are a social entrepreneur or are an interested party - we've just discovered this 2008 article and think it's one of the most topic relevant documents we've read! It's a...
Listening to Clint Smith
"We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says slam poet and teacher Clint Smith. A short, powerful piece from the heart, about finding the courage to speak up against ignorance and...
Wareham’s Middle School Student Council set a most perfect example!
We came away from our day today - inspired! Wareham Middle School Student Council Members redefined altruism for us. Talk about the power of one and then multiply that by a factor of forty! Photos from our day are here. Wendy Brogioli, Student Council Advisor for the...
DeMello Elementary School – Student Council – A Force for Good!
On Monday, 70 members of Dartmouth's Joseph DeMello School's Student Council performed an afternoon of service.. The group of 4th and 5th graders, who have held donation drives to benefit some of the 35,000 local children living in poverty, volunteered their time...