Reflecting on Hack 9: Inspiring Activism
In an inspiring TEDx talk entitled “Young People are the Now,” educator Elizabeth Robbins laments that many of us tend to underestimate...
Reflecting on Hack 7: Embracing Experiential Instruction
In Hack 7: Embrace Experiential Instruction, in our book, Hacking School Culture: Designing Compassionate Classrooms, Angela and I...
Book Club: An Introduction to Hack 7--Embrace Experiential Learning
Education theorist and psychologist David A. Kolb, Ph.D defines learning as "the process whereby knowledge is created through the...
Reflecting on Hack 5: Extinguishing Shame and Reframing Vulnerability
Welcome back to the Hacking School Culture Book Club! If you're new to the club, here's what you need to know: Each Monday, Angela or I...
Book Club--An Introduction to Hack 5: Extinguish Shame
“Ellen is not working up to potential.” These were the seven words that were written in the teacher’s comment section on my second grade...
Book Club: Reflecting on Hack 3 -- Craft Your Classroom Culture
Crafting your classroom culture begins with empathy, and follows a continuous process of defining, aligning, and refining your practices.
Book Club: Reflecting on Hack 1: Grow Your Own
How do we grow our self-compassion? Just like any change we wish to make in our lives, real change must be cultivated over time. Small...
Book Club: An Introduction to Hack 1: Developing Self-Compassion
When Angela and I began discussing compassionate classrooms, we immediately thought of how many of us have a tendency to suffer from...
Book Club: Reflecting on Our Introduction
Read along with us, and share your thinking as you do. Gain access to practical tools and resources that can help you lead this work in clas
Book Club: An Introduction to Hacking School Culture
Welcome to the Hacking School Culture book club, all! We're glad that you're here. Grab a copy of the book, something cool to drink (it's...