July 3, 2023 Academic convention long eschewed first-person writing, for no good reason really. That is slowly changing. Even some scientists, trained to use the passive voice, have begun to
Summer Series 3: In the spirit of meaning-making, let’s revise the meaning of failure. June 29, 2023 It’s trendy in educational circles to talk about “embracing the learning experience of
June 28, 2023 In Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, 11-year-old Margaret learns a chant and exercise from her friend Nancy, the queen bee of 6th grade,
June 27, 2023 Many young people have difficulty with their relationships with social media and ‘influencers’ that can sometimes overwhelm their lives. How can reflecting on different concepts of time
Summer Series #2 – Let’s teach our students the Power of Attention is the theme of this article. Attention and engagement are closely connected. We have our students more hours
June 22, 2023 In a previous article, “Are These the Skills and Values You Are Looking For?”, we introduced the values that the Learning-Educational Agile Framework was built on, explained why
June 21, 2023 This article by Alden Blodget is the first in our summer series about the findings of neuroscience, their connection to meaning-making, and how we apply this new
June 14, 2023 Now that school’s finally over, is your family exhaling a collective sigh of relief? No more harried mornings, frustrating homework sessions, or arguments about bedtime. Time to
June 12, 2023 When I was fresh from college and unsure what came next, I found myself in a career-counseling session that suggested I wasn’t very good at a great
May 30, 2023 Educators have had growing and understandable concerns about anxiety, an emotion that gained significant attention during the Covid-19 pandemic. But in delivering a keynote address at this