Book blog by Denise Furlong, Ed.D Ben’s story is one that has brought together three teachers who taught together many years ago in...

“The best story is one that comes from the heart.” - Eileen Spinelli Meaningful and impactful family learning workshops are my jam. I...

The continued presence of the racial achievement gap is not merely an indication of how poorly individual students perform, but more of...

Today as I think about what’s in a name, I’m recalling a scene from the Hallmark movie Crown For Christmas starring Danica McKellar. When...

No matter what our roles are in schools, we all are language teachers because we all teach content through language. By using language as...

“I don’t see color,” was a statement during my period 3 class that I said as we discussed the events that occurred on January 6, 2021....

The way we talk to students matters. The way we talk about students also matters. If there was a fly on the wall of your classroom walls...

By Pamela Hall Awakening events, like George Floyd’s immoral death on May 25, 2020, gut-punched the world and aroused thinking, talking,...

By Carly Spina Do you know about the linguistic assets and skills your students and families possess? While we spend a lot of time during...

by Nicol R. Howard, PhD - University of Redlands and Betina Hsieh, PhD - University of LaVerne Senseless acts of violence and racism...

by Alice Aspinall Like many, I have done a lot of learning (and unlearning) over the past several weeks. The world was already in a state...

By Melody McAllister In the midst of a pandemic, a time when many educators are already feeling the turmoil of crisis/remote teaching and...

On March 31, 2019, rapper Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom was murdered outside of his Los Angeles clothing store--Marathon Clothing. Here...

I entered the teaching profession back in 2010 with big goals that I felt I had to accomplish. Although teaching was not my first career...