Monthly Archives: March 2015

Structures for Safety, Structures for Learning (Part II)

As I noted in Part I of this post, Debbie Zacarian recently challenged us to support “ELs Living With Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress by implementing routine structures and an empathetic approach.  Protocols and structures like the ones I described

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Structures for Safety, Structures for Learning (Part I)

“We woke to the sound of guns.”  That’s how one of my students started a personal narrative in which she described getting fired on by rebel soldiers while she was living in a refugee camp in the Congo.  If you’ve

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Read Across America- Every Day

Today is Dr. Seuss day- and NEA’s “Read Across America” day.  It’s a great event, and a fun excuse to enjoy some Dr. Seuss together with a kiddo- or teen.  But it did make me think about ways to ensure

Posted in Motivation