Empowering Students to Bring Empathy Into Each New Connection
by Dawn Harris | 8.30.21
We teachers are preparing students to become teammates and leaders, coaches and mentors, neighbors and community members.
“All of this came to life because of a question by a child and a community focused on empowering students.”
— Educator Kayla Rago
Read more: A student-led project made our school more inclusive
“As we think about the school year ahead, I'm hoping the communal journal strategy can serve as a foundation.”
— Educator Bob Friel
Read more: How digital journals can make space for student connections
“Equity-driven teaching always takes knowledge and care, and the prospect of using inclusive, affirming teaching strategies to support our students, both in-person and online, is challenging.”
— Educator Jorge Valenzuela
Read more: Bringing trauma-informed strategies into the (online) classroom 
In Our First Interactions With Students, We Need To Be the Learners
by Sara Wilcox | 8.18.21
When my students come in on the first day of school, I say, ‘Welcome. I’m Mrs. Wilcox. Can you tell me who you are?'”
“How Have You Failed?” One Way I Encourage My Students to Take Risks
by Jillian DuBois | 7.28.21
At the end of last school year, I sat down and asked my students, “How have you failed this year?” It sounded like a tough question, but that’s exactly why I was asking.
A Simple Way I Show Students They’re Growing Every Day
by Livia Chan | 6.27.21
In the very first week of school, my students and I have a conversation about our comfort zones. I draw a circle and say, “Everything inside this circle is what’s in your comfort zone: All the things that you do without even batting an eye.”
Resource Round-up: Teaching Juneteenth
by Teacher2Teacher Team | 6.16.21
We’ve heard from you and your fellow teachers that Juneteenth offers a powerful opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of Black history – and for educators to promote a culture of anti-racism in the classroom.
Looking at The Bigger Picture: Students Finding Their Voice and Power
by Darius Wimby | 5.26.21
As I was planning for this current school year, I knew I wanted to do something different, curriculum-wise, with my students, because I felt like I wasn’t giving them the total learning experience in my first two years. When I was first developing the course, I came across the question, “What is power?”
3 Differentiation Habits I’ll Be Continuing after Remote Teaching
by Sara Wilcox | 5.11.21
This year, I’m a sixth grade social studies teacher at a school for students whose families have opted for remote learning, and I’m grateful to be part of a team that has found our groove.
#DearTeachers: I’m so proud of us all.
by Amy Campbell | 5.3.21
I’ve been teaching for 13 years, and this past school year has been like nothing I’ve ever seen … and nothing I ever imagined. Flip-flopping between groups of students, teaching with a mask, teaching with a shield, teaching over a screen – it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
Empowering Students Means Affirming Every Voice – and Every Body
by Cait O'Connor | 4.23.21
As an educator, I care about empowering and inspiring for every single one of my students. In my teaching journey, I’ve learned a lot about using student voice and choice to promote student participation, justice and inclusion. These strategies and the role of social justice in my teacher training has influenced these values.
Black History Is Part of Everything We Teach
by Michelle Ellis | 2.27.21
As teachers, it’s up to us to make sure our students learn their histories, especially our Black students – whose stories have never been centered in the curriculum.
