We often say that when educators are able to connect meaningfully with one another they come to feel a renewed sense of purpose, energy, and confidence. But what happens when you add students to the mix?
On Sunday, we celebrated our daughter Chenda’s graduation from college. From the beginning of the ceremony and throughout the weekend, I reflected on her extraordinary journey – from an orphanage just outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia to an inner ring Boston suburb.
Asset-based storytelling is a powerful way to build empathy, equity, and meaning, either as a teacher of students, a colleague among teachers, a leader, or … well … any human.
On November 3 rd , about 70 participants, presenters, and facilitators got together at the Wylie Center in Beverly, MA, for the Fall Gathering of the Essex County Learning Community.
This past August, my colleague, ECLC member Craig Harris, and I had the opportunity to lead a short session called “Doing Diversity”. It was a powerful experience for me in a way that I hadn’t anticipated, but that I deeply treasured.