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Ashley Causey-Golden

Indigenous Wisdom: Supporting Students' Collective Healing During the California Wildfires

ID: Four people rowing in a canoe on a body of water in the right half of the image. The background depicts an orange sunset and mountains. As California grapples with devastating wildfires affecting ...

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Jan 23, 2025

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Art of Living Collective, Andrea Patterson

Youth in our Communities on MLK Day

ID: A black and white photo of a group of black people holding signs, walking by buses and a fence wearing 1960s style clothing. While celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day I think of all of th...

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Jan 20, 2025

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THENCE Team staff writers

Addressing AI's deep tech problems whilst playing in the EdTech space

ID: A figure of a man walking to the left in front of a background blending orange and purple with a black flame on the far right. In 2024 THENCE forged a partnership withAIcompany, TinkerTell. The co...

AI AI in Education App for Kids Application Artificial Intelligence Child development Children stories Ed Tech Educational Technology Educators Generative AI Home schooling Inclusive Education Inclusive Learning Inclusive Technology Innovation Learning Literacy School admin Stories for kids Storyelling AI Storytelling Teachers TinkerTell

Jan 10, 2025

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"I would have loved to meet other deaf and hard-of-hearing children, but I was isolated"

"I would have loved to meet other deaf and hard-of-hearing children, but I was isolated"

ID: A Black woman and child lay in opposite facing positions while the woman gazes at the child. THENCE writer and editor Helina Seyoum is alsothe mother of a Deaf child. She describes thismeeting and...

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Dec 15, 2024

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THENCE partners with AI company TinkerTell to support language development and literacy

Katherine M. Schlatter

THENCE partners with AI company TinkerTell to support language development and literacy

ID: Two White women sitting in front of a green and blue leaf print wall in grey chairs. The woman on the left is wearing a teal V-neck sweater and the woman on the right is wearing a white sweater wi...

AI AI in Education App for Kids Child development Children Children stories Ed Tech Educational Technology Educators Generative AI Home schooling Inclusive Technology Innovation School School admin Stories for kids Storyelling AI Storytelling Teachers TinkerTell

Dec 13, 2024

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Ashley Causey-Golden

Nurturing Children's Inner Light Through Winter's Darkness

ID: A black woman wearing a light blue button down shirt and a brown and blue patterned skirt pushes a Black child on a swing in an outdoor fenced in space. As the outside grows quieter and darkness s...

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Dec 3, 2024

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Let’s discuss AI use in Education

Katherine M. Schlatter

Let’s discuss AI use in Education

ID: A zoomed in blue graphic dice in front of a black background. We are kicking off a Dialogue between parents, teachers, administrators, child development experts and the developers of so-called edu...

AI AI in Education Child development Ed Tech Education Educational Technology Educators Generative AI Inclusive Education Inclusive Learning Inclusive Technology Learning Professional Development Storyelling AI THENCE Partners Teachers TinkerTell

Nov 27, 2024

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Art of Living Collective, Andrea Patterson

Reflecting on Cranberry Day and core values of giving thanks

ID: Zoomed in red and dark red cranberries overlapping each other or in a pile. As a (working) mother of three I am not a big fan of most holidays. I know that makes me sound like a terrible person, b...

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Nov 27, 2024

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Let's Talk about Dyslexia with African Educators

ID: The backs of Black children in aschoolhouse wearing a uniform of yellow tops and green bottoms. Several students are raising their hands to get the attention of their teacher. Zeinab Mzungu I am a...

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Oct 18, 2024

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What to read and share with your classroom this Indigenous People's Day 2024

What to read and share with your classroom this Indigenous People's Day 2024

Photo credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 File:Day 286- Indigenous Peoples Day (8084917906).jpg Created: 13 October 2012 Uploaded: 10 October 2017 ID: Four people without their heads visible are walking to the left ...

Communities Indigenous Communities Indigenous News Indigenous People's Day Native Authors Native Communities

Oct 17, 2024

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Ashley Causey-Golden

Cultivating Connections Between Children and the Land

ID: An up close photo of a Blackteacher and students ina classroom setting. Many teachers may not have had this special honor day on their radar but as the crisp October air settled over the fields an...

Communities Connections Education Educators Inclusive Learning Montessori Education National Farmer's Day Professional Development Teachers

Oct 12, 2024

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Ashley Causey-Golden

Roots and Wings

ID: An extended arm wearing a black sweater is hanging up a circular world map in front of a beige background. As ed uc ators and administrators, we often find our plates overflowing with "to-do' list...

Diversity Awareness Diversity Education Diversity and inclusion Education Educators Global Awareness Diversity Global Communities Global Diversity Inclusion Montessori Education Students Teachers

Sep 30, 2024

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