Expert Interview: The Slow Schools Movement

Join Chief Storyteller, Renee Jain, chatting with Transformational Coach, Elena Aguilar, about the “Slow Schools” movement. Elena says,”A Slow Schools Movement would offer a parallel paradigm shift — an approach where we’d intentionally, mindfully work on one project at a time, one goal, or one initiative. We could work hard and focused, with urgency and … Read more

Expert Interview: Teaching Empathy in the Classroom

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats A little bit about our expert: Joe Hirsch has taught lower and middle school students at Akiba Academy of Dallas since 2006. He developed curricula for and facilitated Yeshiva University’s online certificate program in differentiated instruction, and received … Read more