We are excited to share a recent video featuring Tyler Moomaw, math teacher and grade team leader at Breakthrough Schools in Cleveland, Ohio, a pilot partner for our Dean of Students Curriculum. In this video, Tyler is supporting a group of students who have not completed their homework assignments for the week. While there are…
This autumn we’ve been sharing free resources schools can use to get them through what we all recognize is a very challenging time. The news is full of stories that describe what many teachers already know: Kids are struggling- often socially and emotionally and often at schools that are short-staffed and stressed for other reasons,…
Brittany Hargrove, TLAC Director of Advocacy and Partnerships, has been working hard to develop our new Dean of Students’ Curriculum and to support schools in using it to develop students’ socio-emotional learning. She recently interviewed two colleagues who’ve been piloting the curriculum: As many of you know, we’ve been developing a Dean of Students’ Curriculum over…
In our latest podcast interview with Wendy Amato from The Teaching Channel, Hilary Lewis and I discussed practical ideas about providing social emotional support to students and teachers alike as we head back to school. (Kudos to Wendy for raising the issue!) Throughout the episode, you will hear us discuss what we hope are specific and actionable…