3 Books That Encourage Belonging & Empathy

Here are three books I recommend adding to your personal and professional libraries that are grounded in empathy and belonging. They also help start conversations around students with different abilities like autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome and a few more. 

EduMatch At ISTELive 23

If you are headed to ISTELive in Philadelphia, we hope you will connect with the EduMatch Community. You can find them at a Happy Hour Event, sponsored by Teq, EduMatch, and Educator Alexander on Monday Night, June 26th.

Impact to Influence: Prepare to Be Inspired!

This special bookchat with author Jed Stefanowicz, was so much fun. Any time we can connect with our professional learning network (PLN) and find ways to inspire each other, we can count that as a win. Jed’s newest release, Impact To Influence: Pathway Portraits of Risk-takers, Rule-Breakers, and Changemakers is a project with that in mind.

If I Was Your Child’s Teacher

If I was your child’s teacher, I knew there was a reason we were connected. I welcomed your child into my class, but I wanted you to know that you were welcome, too.

Changing the Narrative

Recently, Dr. Henry Turner and Kathy Lopes, LICSW joined me to talk about their book, Change the Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School.

Be Good To People

A microblog reflection on being good to people…that’s what life is about.

Not Merry & Not Bright

If you are feeling blue, you are in good company. Sometimes it seems like everyone around us has the holiday cheer that we are lacking.