Teachers' Personal Stories
(in alphabetical order)
Acknowledging a Student’s Demand for Power Does Not Mean Giving In
(8th grade)
by Mary Welliver-Dillon
Alexander, A Challenging Kindergarten Student
by Wafa Saed
by Jane Califf
( A fifth grade teacher’s hobby of collecting proverbs helps him create a positive classroom community, culminating in an amazing 50-day environmental project.)
by Michael Chodroff
Building Community Through Letter-Writing
(Alternative high school)
by Jane Califf
Class Meetings and Their Power to Change a Life
(7th grade)
by Nivin Papa
Connecting with Parents of Special Education Students
by Sally Novak
Detroit Teenagers Transformed by Nature
by Jane Califf
Dr. Mindy Garber’s K-5 School-Wide Discipline Plan
by Jane Califf
Educators Partnering with Non-Profit Organizations to Help Develop Environmental Literacy
by Jane Califf
Every Classroom Needs a No Put-Down Rule
by Jane Califf
Fighting Student Becomes a Social and Academic Success
(2nd grade)
by Joe DeRisi
Fresh Start Every Day: Creating a Compassionate Classroom Community
by Jennifer Christiansen
(A creative solution to help change a 9-year old bully.)
by Jennifer Christiansen
Greater Newark Conservancy and School Gardening, Newark, New Jersey
by Jane Califf
High School Biology Classes Restore an Eco-System’s Shoreline
by Jane Califf
High School Class Studies Homelessness and Poverty
by Jane Califf
High School Outdoor Club’s Four Day Trip to Yosemite National Park
by Jane Califf
High School Students’ Farm Visit
by Jane Califf
High School Teacher’s Surfing Hobby Translates into an Anti-Pollution Project
by Jane Califf
Kindness Transforms an Alienated First Grader
by Arlene Lackowitz
Matt Jones, Inspiring Students with an Invited Speaker
(alternative high school)
by Jane Califf
(7th grade)
by Magdolen Guirguis Sleman
(Student teacher wins over 4th grade hostile student.)
by Concetta DiGenna
(7th grade)
by Mark J. Balaz
Social Studies Teacher Includes Various Points of View in Different Historical Periods
by Jane Califf
Students and the Power to Change
(Alternative high school)
by Jane Califf
Teaching Without Screaming: A General Perspective
(5th grade)
by Nicole Neil
Teen, Senior Oral History Builds Writing and Uncommon Friends
by Jane Califf
(2nd grade)
by Nieves Lepore
The Value of an Extended Discussion with a Disruptive Student
(8th grade)
by Tara Mansmann Romero
Urvi Shah’s Class Meeting, High School Social Studies
by Jane Califf
Using Current Events to Engage High School Students
by Jane Califf
Vocational Teacher’s Dream of a Green Energy Academy Comes to Life
by Jane Califf
What One Teacher Has Done, Part I: Role Play in the Classroom
(1st grade)
by Jane Califf
What One Teacher Has Done, Part II: Sensitizing Nine-Year-Olds to Native American Stereotypes
by Jane Califf
by Nabeelah Abdul Ghafur
Willow School – A Model of Ecological, Educational and Social Excellence
(Pre-school – 8th grade)
by Jane Califf