Summer offers educators something that can feel rare during the school year—time to breathe, reflect, and focus on themselves. After months of lesson planning, grading, meetings, and supporting students, summer provides the perfect opportunity to reset and prioritize personal wellness. As...
Mentors Need Mentoring Too: Rethinking Support in Education By: Alexis L. Hamlor By early February, one of my mentees was still carrying the exhaustion she had first named months earlier. She was a first-year teacher in an integrated co-teaching (ICT)...
As the Director of a Child Development Center in Wisconsin and one of the newest members of her KDP community, Mrs. Lori Andrews spends her days guiding kids through their most formative years, focusing on the lasting impact a positive early start can have. A Safe Place to Grow ...
For Wilmar Medina De Hoyos, the classroom has never been a place for passive learning. It is a launching pad for societal transformation. A Puerto Rican educator, former athlete, and recent law graduate, Wilmar has built her journey at the intersection of education and justice, driven by a...
Do you ever feel like no matter how much you do, it's never quite enough? Teachers are constantly asked to give more, do more, learn more, and be more. Between classroom responsibilities, student needs, meetings, family life, and the pressure to keep improving, it can feel overwhelming...
In the effort to do our best, it can be easy to slip into the pressure of perfection. Teachers give so much of themselves every day. You plan, prepare, adjust, encourage, problem-solve, and show up for others in countless ways. But in the middle of striving, it is also easy to compare...
Juice cleanses. Fad diets. Intense workout challenges. Strict routines that seem impossible to maintain. At the start of the summer, messages about health and wellness are everywhere. While many of them are meant to motivate us, they can also feel overwhelming, unrealistic, or simply...
Strategies for Mitigating Stress in the Elementary Classroom By: Brandy-Lea McCombs Every morning, elementary teachers open their doors to students carrying invisible backpacks. Inside these backpacks aren't just crayons and notebooks, but often the heavy weight...