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This is a guest post by Maggie Moran, a recent graduate of the Lynch School of Education at Boston College who has interned with us at Choose2Matter. Maggie is teaching a summer enrichment program and is pursuing her Masters and Special Ed Certification. Here, she...

A tweet from my friend, @iain2008 lead me to the following post: Creating a Better Future for Children by John D. Walker, M.D. It has been said that ” the only way to predict the future is to create it.”We can make it happen. But there is great wisdom in the well...

The following is the inspiring debut post by new blogger Shannon Denton. Please stay tuned to her blog, Denton’s Digest, to keep up with Shannon and her fifth grade class! ***** Last year, after Sandy Hook I knew I had to do something in my own classroom for my...

My day began with excitement and anticipation as I eagerly boarded the plane for what promises to be an awesome week of working with teachers and leaders in the beautiful state of Hawaii. The morning started out great, but went downhill quickly after two delays and a...

I happily and honestly proclaim that everything I have learned about social media, I learned from children. Children have no ulterior motives; they play authentically and transparently. In doing so, they place profound lessons in front of us. How do I know this? From...

When we treat play as seriously as it deserves, we feel the joy that’s in the creative spirit. It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a difference in our lives -Fred Rogers.  This week, I had the honor of opening the K12 Online...

There’s a powerful new post on Seth Godin’s blog with an interesting take on bullying. It is not just a youth issue – it is a human one. A BULLY is a person of any age who intentionally uses power to cause physical or emotional distress with the purpose of dominating...

Guest post: this post is from Carly Shields and Jennie Shaw, two rising juniors at Downingtown STEM Academy, which we visited in early June. Read it and you’ll understand why I feel so blessed to be able to work with students such as these. There are, indeed, Brighter...

I have the privilege each year of speaking to auditoriums full of aspiring young leaders, anxious to go out into the world and make their mark. They are looking for the “book”, the “roadmap” , the “words or wisdom” that will guide them to the things they need “TO-DO”...