September 15, 2021
Tantrums are a stress response involving the "lizard" brain. The amygdala (emotions), and they hypothalamus (heart rate, temperature). Adults have similar responses, but our developed pre-frontal cortex helps us to regulate our reactions (most of the time).
September 10, 2021
For this Edutopia article, Stephen Merrill checked with a number of highly proficient teachers and collected seven comments they use to empower students and create a supportive classroom environment.
September 1, 2021
As I watched our students joyfully and tirelessly playing with the bubbles emitted by a bubble machine on Saturday in our pumpkin festival, I remembered this TED talk about joy.
