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A Masterful Teacher: Demetrius Fuller

by lindanathan | Mar 16, 2023 | Arts Education, Creativity, Equity, Interdisciplinary Learning, Literacy, Praise, School Visits, Teaching and Learning

Demetrius in front of the “HOMies” If energy can be electric and calming at the same time, that’s the feeling in Mr. Demetrius Fuller’s art classroom at the Sokolowski School in Chelsea MA.  Student letter plates I walk in and observe twenty-two...

Building Readers in the Midst of Controversy

by lindanathan | Mar 6, 2023 | Books, Leadership Development, Literacy, School Visits, Teaching and Learning

Nora Hassan Haddadi is an alumna of Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership (PSi-5).  Her Capstone Project focused on the design and implementation of progressive reform of inequitable instructional practices and systems that have historically underserved...

Civic Engagement at Humanities IV Charter High School

by lindanathan | Feb 27, 2023 | Arts Education, Books, Creativity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Praise, School Visits

Hannah Kehn is the founding principal of Humanities IV in the Rockaways (a part of Queens, NY). The school is now in its  6 year. She is the founding principal.  This week her seniors will defend their Capstone Projects before a series of community judges–...

How do we know what students know: Who decides?

by lindanathan | Feb 22, 2023 | Equity, Family/School Involvement, Interdisciplinary Learning, Leadership Development, Literacy, School Visits, Teaching and Learning

For decades, questions of assessment have polarized educators. Assessment comes from the root word assidere, or, to sit beside. Over the last forty years, assessment in schools has become synonymous with high stakes tests and the results often dictate whether a...

Reflections on India: There is no such thing as indifference

by lindanathan | Jan 23, 2023 | Creativity, Equity, Family/School Involvement, School Visits, Teaching and Learning

In Gandhi’s Ashram I read somewhere that India is like marmite: you can’t be indifferent. There’s some truth to that statement. Colors, sights, smells, noise, people, experiences and the sheer vastness of the country all demand a reaction. I have been to...

Gina Desir

by lindanathan | Nov 21, 2022 | Equity, Family/School Involvement, Leadership Development, Literacy, Praise, Professional Development, School Visits, Teaching and Learning

I was so happy to catch up with Gina Desir (PSi 5, ‘21) the other day. She is now an instructional coach with the department of multilingual learners. “It’s a big transition from having my own classroom to coaching others,” she told me. She is responsible for teachers...
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