For READ East Harlem the role of coach is a comprehensive role- time is invested, relationships are forged, and improvement becomes a collaborative goal at the schools. Our coaches spend a lot of time in the classrooms of district 4 schools, modeling, observing, facili...
One of P.S. 96’s educational goals is to increase and strengthen student discussion in order to promote and support critical thinking on the part of the students. One of the Advanced Literacies Hallmarks is to use talk and discussion to build language and knowledge. Wh...
What does it look like, sound like, feel like to celebrate Black children in our classrooms? This month, as we celebrate Black History Month, I hear of read alouds highlighting important leaders, I see teachers taking students on trips to iconic places, and I have read...
One of the hardest tasks for teachers is creating effective, engaging, and relevant experiences for students. Relevancy reflects the communities and cultures our students come from, and creating relevant activities means placing their lived experiences into the classro...
Education is an all-the-time, around-the-clock kind of profession where educators dedicate themselves to the academic and social success of their students. A school is a dynamic environment with many moving parts, and when you’re a part of this environment, you often f...
