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Make Space

Make Space

Shelby Kretz

By Allison Banta  Several years ago, it came to public attention that families were being separated at the US’s southern border. A few weeks into the news coverage, my five-year-old...

Make Space

Shelby Kretz

By Allison Banta  Several years ago, it came to public attention that families were being separated at the US’s southern border. A few weeks into the news coverage, my five-year-old...

3 Activities to Do with Kids this Thanksgiving 

3 Activities to Do with Kids this Thanksgiving 

Shelby Kretz

...(that don’t appropriate Indigenous cultures or perpetuate false narratives)

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3 Activities to Do with Kids this Thanksgiving 

Shelby Kretz

...(that don’t appropriate Indigenous cultures or perpetuate false narratives)

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Shift the Sand

Shift the Sand

Shelby Kretz

By Allison Banta The news is hard. The abortion ban in Texas. Hurricane Ida and the flooding in the northeast and a planet and climate in crisis. Taliban control of...

Shift the Sand

Shelby Kretz

By Allison Banta The news is hard. The abortion ban in Texas. Hurricane Ida and the flooding in the northeast and a planet and climate in crisis. Taliban control of...

5 Simple Activities to Practice Social Emotional Learning with your Students

5 Simple Activities to Practice Social Emotional Learning with your Students

Shelby Kretz

Most teachers have heard about the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), but do you know how to connect SEL to social justice education? 

5 Simple Activities to Practice Social Emotional Learning with your Students

Shelby Kretz

Most teachers have heard about the importance of Social Emotional Learning (SEL), but do you know how to connect SEL to social justice education? 

How to Get Your Kids Talking About Stuff that Matters

How to Get Your Kids Talking About Stuff that Matters

Shelby Kretz

By Susy Lee, author of Raising Kids Who Care Parenting research shows that we spend a lot of time worrying about our kids, that much of our worry is relational,...

How to Get Your Kids Talking About Stuff that Matters

Shelby Kretz

By Susy Lee, author of Raising Kids Who Care Parenting research shows that we spend a lot of time worrying about our kids, that much of our worry is relational,...

How Do I Learn?

How Do I Learn?

Shelby Kretz

By Dr. Kripa Sundar Somehow summer has gone by and kids are due back at school. As a learning scientist who is also a parent, I’ve often had tug-of-thought wars....

How Do I Learn?

Shelby Kretz

By Dr. Kripa Sundar Somehow summer has gone by and kids are due back at school. As a learning scientist who is also a parent, I’ve often had tug-of-thought wars....