Summer sometimes offers that free time and space to read. We thought this could be an opportune time to share some of the books we're reading right now that also have expanded our own thinking and approach to the collective work we're doing in education.
Over the past four years, we have been helping shape the future of teaching in Minneapolis Public Schools, ensuring that new teachers are developing a whole-child approach to teaching and learning!
As I’ve reflected lately on what makes a partnership effective, I keep returning to a few questions: How do we choose the right partners to move important work forward? How do we ensure alignment, meaningful communication, and trust?
Over the last year, our Center has had the incredible opportunity to partner with the Early Childhood Institute at San Jose State University to explore the potential of our Anchor Competencies Framework and professional learning offerings for early childhood teacher educators and teachers.
This past week, my husband and I visited my son Bram’s kindergarten classroom to celebrate his “school” birthday – something that the teachers do to ensure that students with summer birthdays have the chance to be celebrated.
Digging Deeper: Our Anchor Competencies Framework to Support Teachers in the Age of AI
Over the past several months, I, like many of you, have been mulling over the question of what AI means for teaching and, for education more generally.
This past week, I had the opportunity to speak at the inaugural Transatlantic Well-Being and (Teacher) Education Conference, “Bridging Well-Being and Teacher Education: A Globalised Perspective to Science Diplomacy.”
Throughout this month of December, I’ve been reflecting deeply on gratitude. I’ve been trying to take a moment each day to pause and note the many things that I’m thankful for—the incredible team I have the privilege of working alongside at the Center, my family and community of friends, the...
