‘Tis the season for swimming pools, sunshine, and sibling conflict! Whether you’re working with your own children, in a camp environment, or in summer school, …
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By Jeannie Russell The original meaning of the word “teach” in the Old German language that predates our modern English was “to show.” What do …
By Jeannie Russell Teaching about Food Justice means challenging students to explore and think critically about all aspects of our food systems – which connect …
By Kristina Hulvershorn It can be so challenging to know how to help the students or children in your life cope with complex world events …
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Recently, we partnered with The Gryphon Press to create a classroom guide for its newly published children’s book Jake and Ava: A Boy and a …
We had the opportunity to ask 5th grade students at PS 165 in Queens, NY about their thoughts regarding how to create positive change in …
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Felice Clyne-Davis is an amazing educator with whom HEART has had the pleasure and honor of partnering for many years while she worked as a …
By Bob Schwalb “Don’t waste food! There are starving children all over the world who would love to have the food you’re about to throw …
By Jeannie Russell Amid the collective trauma of the past pandemic year, one of the few positive outcomes to emerge was a notable increase in …
Teach Children Social Skills Through Training Animals Read More »
By Kristina Hulvershorn Ask anyone who works with children and they will tell you how deeply children seek and argue for what is “fair” and “right.” That’s …
By Bob Schwalb It’s no secret: Teaching is a demanding and oftentimes stressful job. So stressful, in fact, that 46% of teachers in a recent …
Review by Esther Klein Friedman, Ph.D., Literacy-Learning Mentor Consultant;Retired Executive Director of Literacy and Academic Intervention, New York City Dept. of Education Including a unit …
Former NYC DOE Literacy Department Leader Reviews Our Farm Animal Guide Read More »
By Jeannie Russell On a blisteringly hot day in early July some years ago, I took the long walk from the subway to a 52-family …
Unique Collaboration Brings Humane Education to Young Domestic Violence Survivors Read More »
By Bob Schwalb Perspective-taking is the ability to see a situation from someone else’s point of view. Research has shown that individuals who take the …
Teaching Perspective-Taking to Create a Kinder and More Compassionate World Read More »
By Kristina Hulvershorn I had originally planned to create an optimistic beginning-of-the-school year blog this month, but with so much uncertainty surrounding our children’s education …
Remote Learning Activities for Challenging Times Read More »