When I meet my students, they can see right away that I am a “white” teacher, and I can see that they are “black” and “brown” students. Th...

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New initiatives and educational acronyms can trigger fear in some educators. However, when you take a deeper look at the initiatives, you can find mor...

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (Sinek, Leaders Eat Last) Leadership in edu...

The summer may be drawing to a close, but you still have some time to catch up on new ideas or refresh yourself on the things you can do to start the...

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Cecilia Chung is a third grade teacher at Ka`imiloa Elementary School in Ewa Beach, Hawaii and has been teaching for three years. She received her Bac...

“Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe In January 2014, I had the privilege of...