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Reflecting on the Parkland tragedy, its lasting impacts, and work still to be done

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My visit reinforced my belief that every student and educator has the right to learn and teach in an environment that is safe, supportive, and free from any threat of violence. To help schools create these cultures, CISA partnered with the U.S. School safety is not just the job of school administrators or school resource officers.

Culture 289
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When Students Don’t Feel Confident About Math, a Growth Mindset Matters

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It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. She started to see mistakes not as failures but as opportunities to learn and grow.

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When Best Practices Fail Black and Brown Students, We Must Challenge Our Moral Contradictions

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I spent days pinpointing various times that I contradicted my beliefs. Hollie’s work explores how students' culture impacts how they engage in the school environment. In this sense, culture transcends race and includes age, religion, and class, to name a few. What was I negotiating?

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There’s No Easy Protocol for Handling Classroom Conflict. We Must Challenge Ourselves.

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The truth is, when it comes to navigating the interpersonal conflicts that tend to arise in schools—shaped by trauma, cultural and racial tensions, and broken trust—there is no quick fix or 1-2-3 protocol to follow. I felt like a failure. I didn’t realize it then, but I was placing my beliefs about who she should be onto her.

Beliefs 156
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We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect.

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Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how bad a situation is, we should all have a positive mindset about it. Go beyond “checking-in” to building a culture of relational trust. In fact, educational leadership experts say that culture is always at play in a school’s success or failure. Avoid toxic positivity.

Teachers 217
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'Remember Your Why': How My Grandmothers Affirmed My Purpose as an Educator

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Amid growing demands and insufficient support, remember your why often feels like a way to shift responsibility for systemic failures onto teachers. As an English language learner in southern New England, she navigated linguistic and cultural barriers to build a life that nurtured her family and sustained her Portuguese heritage.

Education 174
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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

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Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. For example, during group problem-solving, ask students to identify and reflect on common mistakes, transforming failure into an opportunity for growth (Dweck, 2006). Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice (3rd ed.).