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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

 

A Middle School Based on Love

by Jane Califf

 

An Education Worth Quoting

( 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

 

Giving Back

(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

 

No Time to Yell

(7th grade)

by Magdolen Guirguis Sleman

 

Reaching

(Student teacher wins over 4th grade hostile student.)

by Concetta DiGenna

 

Sarah Gains Confidence

(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

 

The Kindness Jar

(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

 

Who Are Your Students?

by Nabeelah Abdul Ghafur

 

Willow School – A Model of Ecological, Educational and Social Excellence

(Pre-school – 8th grade)

by Jane Califf

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