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In our research and travels, we look for resources that support teaching and learning experiences that are student-centered, engagement-based, fueled by relationships, and grounded in a deep commitment to equity and social justice.  Feel free to explore the whole library or click on one of our indicators of Radically Reimagined Relationships to narrow your search. We hope our Resource Library is helpful to you in your work!

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Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools

March 1, 2014

Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools

AFT/NEA/National Opportunity to Learn/Advancement Project

Advancement Project

Should Schools Teach Kids to Meditate?

January 27, 2014

Should Schools Teach Kids to Meditate?

Amansa Machado

The Atlantic

This article from the Atlantic is a nice introduction to some of the benefits and challenges of mindfulness programs in schools.

The Evolution of a Project

January 1, 2014

The Evolution of a Project

Teaching Channel

Advisory: Check In and Support

January 1, 2014

Advisory: Check In and Support

Teaching Channel

Selecting Student Internships

January 1, 2014

Selecting Student Internships

Teaching Channel

Critical Friends: Looking at Student Work

January 1, 2014

Critical Friends: Looking at Student Work

Teaching Channel

Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach

October 13, 2013

Open Your Door: Why We Need to See Each Other Teach

Jennifer Gonzalez

Cult of Pedagogy

Jennifer Gonzalez shares her rationale for keeping an open door to her classroom.

Christopher Emdin: Teach Teachers How to Make Magic

October 1, 2013

Christopher Emdin: Teach Teachers How to Make Magic

Chris Emdin

TED

We had a chance to hear Chris Emdin's powerful and thought-provoking keynote this morning at Deeper Learning 2019. The keynote video hasn't been posted yet, so in the meantime, thought we'd link to his TED talk from several years ago.

Summer Slide--Myth or Reality?

September 4, 2013

Summer Slide--Myth or Reality?

Steve Nelson

Huffpost

Maine school engages kids with problem-solving challenges

May 6, 2013

Maine school engages kids with problem-solving challenges

PBS NewsHour

Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong

March 1, 2011

Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong

Kathryn Schulz

TED

Research on Why Family Engagement Matters

November 12, 2010

Research on Why Family Engagement Matters

Flamboyan Foundation

A brief overview of research demonstrating the positive impacts of family engagement for students, teachers, and schools.

Improving Students' Relationships with Teachers to Provide Essential Supports for Learning

April 1, 2010

Improving Students' Relationships with Teachers to Provide Essential Supports for Learning

Sara Rimm-Kaufman, PhD, and Lia Sandilos, PhD

American Psychological Association

Improving students' relationships with teachers has important, positive and long-lasting implications for both students' academic and social development. Solely improving students' relationships with their teachers will not produce gains in achievement. However, those students who have close, positive and supportive relationships with their teachers will attain higher levels of achievement than those students with more conflict in their relationships.

An Introduction to Social Emotional Learning

January 29, 2010

An Introduction to Social Emotional Learning

Edutopia

Those new to SEL may want to start with this introductory video from Edutopia.

National Standards for Family School Partnerships

January 1, 2009

National Standards for Family School Partnerships

National PTA

A rubric and self-assessment guide covering PTA's six standards for family and community engagement--useful for school and PTA leaders.

It’s Not What We Teach; It’s What They Learn

September 10, 2008

It’s Not What We Teach; It’s What They Learn

Alfie Kohn

Alfie Kohn website

As educators prepare their classrooms, we recall this advice from Alfie Kohn: "What we do doesn’t matter nearly as much as how kids experience what we do." Another reminder that great teaching is more often about great listening (and letting students find their voices rather than listening to ours).

Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say

April 1, 2000

Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say

Steven C. Reinhart

NCTM

How can student voice be elevated in the classroom? Though this article was published in Mathematics Teaching in Middle School, any teacher at any grade level might find the advice useful. 

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