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Our handpicked list of articles showcasing educational approaches and services that share our beliefs: educate and embrace the whole child.
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Importance of Relationships
Why Teacher-Student Relationships Matter
Written by Sarah D. Sparks
New findings shed light on best approaches.
Developing Positive Teacher-Student Relations
Written by Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton
As a classroom teacher, you wield a great deal of power over your students simply due to the fact that you control their destiny for up to six and a half hours each day, five days a week. When students feel that you value and care for them as individuals, they are more willing to comply with your wishes. This article is an excerpt from chapter 1 of "Educator's Guide to Preventing and Solving Discipline Problems."
It's All About Relationships
Written by Charles Leadbeater
Innovative British school practices show how we can learn with students—not for them. If we want to design schools that promote student ownership of learning, one underlying principle must come to the fore: Relationships are essential for learning.
How to Develop Positive Teacher-Student Relationships
Written by Scots Education
Students develop confidence to experiment and succeed in an environment where they are not restricted by the fear of failure. Teachers are able to assist students with motivation and goal setting, and students can turn to them for advice and guidance.
Educating the Whole Child
Making the Case for Educating the Whole Child
Published by ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development)
The demands of the 21st century require a new approach to education policy and practice— a whole child approach to learning, teaching, and community engagement.
Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success
Written by Linda Darling-Hammond and Channa M. Cook-Harvey
An extensive report on positive school climate, social-emotional learning and productive teaching strategies on achievement.
Why We Can't Afford Whitewashed Social-Emotional Learning
Written by Dena Simmons
Students need the skills to navigate unjust realities.
Nine Competencies for Teaching Empathy
Written by Michele Borba
Empathy is at the core of everything that makes a school caring, a teacher responsive, and a society civilized. An educational psychologist and parenting expert offers advice to school leaders.
Relationships As Engagement: Understanding the Whole Child
Written by Amanda Winkelsas
"We must acknowledge that the path to student engagement is not always as direct as a teacher, coach, or administrator would hope. Those of us who have struggled to hook students or demonstrate the relevance and value of a lesson’s content know that what this really takes is teacher engagement with students not only as learners but as full and multi-dimensional beings."
10 Classroom Strategies to Implement Whole Child Instruction
Written by Winnie O'Leary
How do we manage Whole Child instruction while still supporting the standards and the assessments students and teachers need to prepare for? How do we add one more thing into the classroom day?
Here are ten simple ways to adjust the lens of instruction and to incorporate Whole Child practices.
Understanding Backgrounds
Tough Questions for Tough Times
Written by William Parrett and Kathleen Budge
In high-poverty schools, leaders can find the right answers to raising student achievement—when they start with the right questions.
Building and Activating Students’ Background Knowledge: It’s What They Already Know That Counts
Written by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp
Teachers must assess and build on the background knowledge students possess.
Learning About Your Students' Backgrounds
Written by Colorín Colorado Individual Contributor
The English language learners (ELLs) in your classroom may represent diverse languages and cultures from around the world. The more you learn about where your students come from, the easier your job will become and you will have the ability to better support your students in the classroom and receive more support from home.
Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy
Understanding Culturally Responsive Teaching
Written by Jennifer Gunn
One major misconception about culturally responsive teaching is that it’s a thing teachers do to students or a technique they use in class.
The Importance of Diversity & Cultural Awareness in the Classroom
Written by Drexel University School of Education
Fostering inclusion and awareness around multicultural education and taking a culturally responsive approach to teaching benefits all students by encouraging acceptance and preparing them to thrive in a diverse world.
Getting Started With Culturally Responsive Teaching
Written by Nikki Williams Rucker
The world of education is buzzing with talk of being more culturally responsive, but what does that mean, and how important is it really? Check out this article to get some guidance on how to start having a culturally responsive classroom.