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In a recent breakout session at the Progressive Education Network (PEN) conference held at Wickliffe Progressive in Columbus, Ohio, one of the participants asked the group for a resource to help them learn more about progressive education’s defining characteristics and essential features. While no one in the room wanted to offer “a single fixed definition”–which, as Alfie Kohn (2015) explains, is “fitting in light of [the movement’s] reputation for resisting conformity and standardization” (p.2)–everyone did agree that a collection of progressive education definitions would be helpful for the work ahead. This blog is a small attempt to get started on such a resource, but is by no means finished or complete. It is a definite work in progress!
The first ever He Aliʻi Ka ʻĀina Educator Conference was held last month, on October 10 and 11. Designed to serve as a transformative professional development opportunity for the greater community to learn more about Hawaiian Culture-Based Education (HCBE) – the initiative aimed to engage participants in learning how to integrate the principles of aloha ʻāina (love of the land) and ea (sovereignty, life) into educational practices.
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Resilience is a topic we hear a lot about these days, and we all have a general understanding of what it is - but how do we teach it to young people? We intuitively know how significant resilience is when it comes to overall well-being and success in life – but the skills that make up resilience aren’t always obvious. The good news is that resilience can be learned and can be influenced by both internal and external factors that, as teachers, we do have some control over.