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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...

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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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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...

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Oct 12, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

Write-a-thon continued: International Literacy Day

ID: A busy street in China withbuses, streetlights, and signs with Chinese characters, viewed froma high vantage point. Again, why literacy? From our write-a-thon on International Literacy Day, I ende...

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Sep 23, 2024

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THENCE, Andrea Patterson

Why is International Literacy Day Important?

ID: Five young teenagers of different races sitting outside against a brick wall talking and laughing. One has a notebook in their hand while another is holding a phone. Why literacy? On International...

International Literacy Day Literacy Literacy Activities Literacy Coach Literacy Matters Literacy for all Professional Development

Sep 12, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

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

ID: Two women looking into the camera in front of a white wall. The Black woman on the left iswearinga spotted brown and black button down, while leaning into the camera andsitting on a zebra print ch...

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Mar 8, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

Identity Development Through the Lens of Representation in the Classroom

ID: French manicured hand resting on the spine of books on a shelf. “If [teachers] in the classroom don’t share the identity of their students, the st udents still need to be seen within the classroom...

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Mar 6, 2024

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THENCE, Katherine M. Schlatter

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

ID: The legs of two people standing on grass. The legs of a child centered in the photo are dressed in traditional indigenous covering. It may come as little surprise thatmany schoolsare now actively ...

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Nov 22, 2023

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