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Volcano Awareness and Other Life Lessons

Katherine M. Schlatter

Volcano Awareness and Other Life Lessons

We had just reached the top of Mount Etna, and the wind whipping around our feet and legs made the walk seem momentarily impossible. Five minutes into the short hike, it suddenly felt unbearably cold....

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May 7, 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...

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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...

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Dec 13, 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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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...

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Sep 30, 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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