…benefits of being intentional about encouraging positive social values and behavior, focusing specifically on gratitude and generosity. By creating a program that is grounded in science and provides specific engaging…
Search Results
Michael Vidal
Michael Vidal (he/him/his) is a social justice educator and facilitator whose work centers on identity based dialogues across difference. He earned his B.A. in Psychology and International Affairs from the…
Strong Foundations for Young Children Expands to Serve Families Throughout Hampshire County
…to strengthen their child’s social emotional and behavior skills before they begin school, and provides coaching and modeling for parents, grandparents, or caregivers to ensure that children of at-risk families…
Dr. Barbara Love
…as chair of the Amherst School Committee. Dr. Love has written on self-awareness for social justice educators, internalized oppression, and teaching about social justice issues including racism, ageism, and adultism….
If you want your children to succeed, teach them to share in Kindergarten
Kindergartners who share, cooperate and are helpful are more likely to have a college degree and a job 20 years later than children who lack those social skills, according to…
Bridging to Belonging
Home E Search query for: who we are social media ( Page 15 ) Working with Polarization in Schools With ongoing tensions in our local, national, and global contexts and…
Department of Youth Services Guiding Principles awards for November
…the DYS workforce who embody one or more of the Guiding Principles including: College, Career, and Civic Readiness; Culture and Purpose; and Social Justice and Equity, central to the organization’s…
Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – December and January winners announced
…the DYS workforce who embody one or more of the Guiding Principles including: College, Career, and Civic Readiness; Culture and Purpose; and Social Justice and Equity, central to the organization’s…
ONLINE: Accessing Inquiry for Students with Disabilities through Primary Sources
Social Studies and Humanities pose distinct challenges for struggling learners, including extensive discipline-specific vocabulary, difficult informational texts – including complex primary sources – and a need for background knowledge. However,…
Humanizing the History of Genocide in the Classroom
This full-day free workshop made possible by a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by Kate Todhunter, a Northampton High School social studies…