Event Recap: “Becoming the Adults Children Want to Talk To”
A Mount Holyoke Club of New York Event — April 19, 2025, New York City On April 19th, Guild Board members Marcia Brumit Kropf ... continue reading
Author Archive
Insisting on Beauty
By Betsy Ferrer Okkelo, Assistant Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership at University of Notre Dame “The doors of our schools open both ways. We ... continue reading
Flipping the Loom: Rethinking Classroom Structure
“What if we prioritized children’s experiences and addressed the child as an individual first, then wove curriculum in around that structure?” Do you remember ... continue reading
What Happens When You are Authentic with Your Students?
“I think it’s really important for our students to be authentic in our classrooms and for us as teachers to be authentic because we ... continue reading
What We’re Reading
For the Grown-Ups All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks Why We Recommend: In this genre-defying work, bell hooks reframes love as a ... continue reading
Inside the Creative Process: Millicent Butler’s Ceramic Art for SMASH 2020
With all of the trauma and disruption of the past few years, students and educators need space for brave healing in the classroom now ... continue reading
The Power of Multiple Perspectives
NAEA Chief Learning Officer Dennis Inhulsen on his leadership style and what authenticity means to him “When people make decisions, they often talk about ... continue reading
The Transformative Power of SEL + Arts Integration in the Classroom
We sat down with teaching artists Erin Badger-Coffey and Sarah Council to discuss their Arts Integration work in schools and some of the creative ... continue reading
Listening to Children
As we look forward to seeing family and friends at holiday gatherings, it’s worth thinking some more, as we did before Thanksgiving, about how ... continue reading
