June 13, 2022 “Making Hope and History Rhyme: Words That Will Echo Forevermore” (1 of 4) This 4 part blog series will be shared over the next several weeks, highlighting three case studies as part of the expedition, “Making Hope and History Rhyme: Words That Will Echo Forevermore,” and finishing with a "Celebration of Learning" segment.
May 23, 2022 Belonging, Reflection & Joy at Home, School & Work I have always been struck by just how many similarities there are between the elements that allow children to thrive at school, and those that allow adults to thrive at work.
May 23, 2022 I Dream of a Million Teacher March Thank you for your kind words, your gift cards for coffee, your mugs, and thank you for your art.
May 21, 2022 Subways Series: Super Readers (Part 2 of 2) First Fridays at Incarnation School O’Shaughnessy Fellows Dave Robles (5th, St. Charles Borromeo, New York City), Francesca Ciaramitaro (ELA MS, Incarnation School, New York City), and Christine Cherichella (3rd, P.S.
May 18, 2022 Macaluso wins Joyce teaching award Dr. Mike Macaluso—a Fellow within the Institute for Educational Initiatives and faculty member in the Education, Schooling, and Society program and the Alliance for Catholic Education – has received a Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Dr.
April 4, 2022 Subway Series: Blogging from the A Train (Part 1 of 2) Blogging From the A Train During our last O’Shaughnessy All Fellows meeting, Francesca Ciaramitaro (FC) suggested an entirely new format for our blog. Rather than a traditional written blog, she suggested interviews among Fellows.
March 14, 2022 The Core Commitments of Literacy Educators (4 of 4) Throughout this series, we have focused on key areas for leading literacy in K-8 Catholic schools. We first explored developing a school-wide vision for literacy instruction. Next we considered essential content for literacy learning.
February 21, 2022 Artists are Guardians of the Human Spirit: Poetry as Tool to Support Spiritual Development in Teachers and Students (2 of 2) Brandon “B-Mike” Odums “Artists are Guardians of the Human Spirit” - Anna Deveare Smith In the first blog, we looked at the ways we understand spirituality in education and why that may be helpful in these times for teachers and students.
February 14, 2022 Essential Structures for Literacy (3 of 4) In the last blog post, we focused on the essential content for literacy instruction: phonics and phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and high level talk and writing about text.
February 7, 2022 To Not Look Away: Thinking through the Purpose & Practice of Spirituality in Education (1 of 2) (Nhat Hanh, 2013) “We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” Thich Nhat Hanh It’s February, 2022, and it seems there are a million reasons to feel hopeless.
