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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

Highlighting LIVING Her-story, amplifying our team, and two women-owned Partner companies

Welcome to March and with it I wish you a wonderful International Women's Day! So much is happening this month, and as our social media feeds are quickly filling up with Women's History month posts I ...

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Mar 8, 2024

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Identity Development Through the Lens of Representation in the Classroom

“If [teachers] in the classroom don’t share the identity of their students, the st udents still need to be seen within the classroom.”-Ashley Causey-Golden At thebeginning of the month of February our...

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Mar 6, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

The Lunar New Year: Increasing trend of official recognition by US states

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival is celebrated in many Asian countries including China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore, to name only a few. However, increasingly many cities ...

Lunar New Year Spring Festival Year of the Dragon

Feb 10, 2024

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Ashley Causey-Golden

What am I going to Teach about Black History?

Black history month is hereand the question that comes into many of our minds is, “What am I going to teach about Black history?” Let’s pause right there and talk about that desire to teach about Blac...

Black history month February

Jan 31, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

Make a Box: a hands-on activity offers an opportunity for metacognition

Classroom activities that engage children in craftsmanship and analytical skills can stretch and expand learning beyond cognition into the rehlm of reflective thinking, or metacognition. This is espec...

Jan 31, 2024

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Ashley Causey-Golden

How are we teaching children about Dr. Martin Luther King?

How are we teaching and talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? That is a question that is often met with silence, a printable activity or a single book. I want to start by saying those responses a...

Jan 15, 2024

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Art of Living Collective, Andrea Patterson

Wishes of Gratitude & Joy

As we end the year and continue to build on our foundation, I wanted to take a moment to share how excited I am to be part of THENCE. As co-founder I can attest to every brick that’s been laid and wil...

Dec 3, 2023

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

What are some of the intentional ways in which schools are updating lessons about Thanksgiving?

It may come as little surprise thatmany schoolsare now actively searching for alternative ways to present lessons about Thanksgiving that do not perpetuate harmful myths about "benevolent pilgrims" an...

Classroom Educators Indigenous Communities Indigenous News Professional Development School Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2023

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

Head lice outbreak! What's SEL got to do with it?

Although head lice outbreaks are not a medical emergency, strong feelings of disgust, embarrassment, and stress typically follow. Often accusations and finger pointing fly between adults due to the ma...

Oct 26, 2023

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What is THENCE Architect?

Schools, and educators in learning communities are key influencers in children's lives. But are all professional members of a learning community fulfilling their potential? Skilling up on different ar...

Mar 16, 2023

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When is there time for PD?

Where do we go from here was the question I often found myself asking during the first wave of Covid lockdowns in New York City. I was home with three kids, one a baby, and juggling work both domestic...

Mar 2, 2023

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