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Tag: joy

March 15, 2021 by Grace Enriquez

Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary with Most Days

As the world waits with anticipation about returning to the routines of pre-COVID days, Most Days is a gentle reminder across content areas that the “here and now” still carries tremendous value and fascination.

June 8, 2020 by Katie Cunningham

Teaching for Collective Well-Being as Summer Approaches

A Collaborative Blog Post from Katie Cunningham and Kavita Tanna During this global pandemic, a microscope has been held up to the social inequities our society has perpetuated and often ignored including unequal schooling, structural inequalities, racism, mental health, and the impact of climate change. In this post, we draw from the metaphor that while […]

September 8, 2019 by Katie Cunningham

Picture Books that Spark Joy and Encourage Play

Invite students to interact with three recent books in innovative ways to spark joy and encourage play.

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