Through her work as a community prosecutor in Riverside County, Debra Máres has proven it is possible for schools, police and prosecutors to create alternatives to suspension, expulsion and incarceration. https://youtu.be/-dhnpu1VhCE…
Students who have suffered trauma are far more likely to experience academic failure. To combat this tendency – with female students in particular – Tracie Berry-McGhee suggests creating trauma-sensitive spaces…
Innovation in the classroom is often stymied bc Ts don’t want to depart from doing the “right thing.” ISS Las Vegas Keynoter Dr. David Rendall saysl "moving “outside the box”…
Drawing on his experiences as a struggling student, Brian Mendler says educators should think twice before setting too many goals for students. https://youtu.be/f9berQpYgT8 Watch Brian Mendler challenge the conventional wisdom…
Whether because of implicit bias or the lack of cultural competence, neither educators nor students are exempt from what Dr. Robyn Jackson refers to as "micro-aggressions." Every time a child…
Every school leader wants a supportive culture where students take responsibility for their actions — a positive culture that will enhance academic progress and create a safer school. Through his…
The often-polarizing debate about gender neural differences has been enlightened by a just-released study of the human brain prior to birth. For the first time, researchers were able to do…
"Responsible adults naturally have a tendency to prescribe experiences for children. The result is that many children are allowed to have only experiences deemed to be beneficial by adults." According…
Engaging diverse students requires educators to be personally invested in those learners. Taking student interests and strengths into account is a must, says Innovative Teaching Strategies Speaker LaVonna Roth. https://youtu.be/_dFfe8pcPEY…
Students who have learned to endure toxic environments often develop a "survival brain" — which can be the result of years of living with harmful stress. https://youtu.be/0qFyFhtYGhY Watch Jim Sporleder…
