How should we celebrate, in year of a global pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis? Thousands are homeless due to economic crisis; thousands have lost their lives to a pandemic that has broken apart families. The need for anti-racist education is essential in the midst of Black Lives Matter, and after a tense election. The […]
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Self-care Wafting from the kitchen, the smell of cinnamon sticks in cider warming on the stove makes your house feel cozy. Holiday lights twinkle around the edges of the room and candles are burning. With ever-shortening days, we try to make our houses as comfortable as possible. These holiday traditions create a sense of community
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November is Native American Heritage Month As a Native American educator, I feel it is deeply important to teach children about Native American history and culture throughout the year. Congress declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month back in 1990, to encourage all people “to learn about the contributions and cultures of the Indigenous
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In my work as an educational consultant, I travel to many new places and meet educators from all over the world—teachers, administrators, specialists and staff. Once, while presenting to a group of new teachers, I focused on self-care for teachers and social emotional learning. The administrators said, “Nice, but let’s get on to the real
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