Joanna Marzano, CEI Intern Editor’s Note: Saturday March 25 marks a time of protest when thousands of youth and others are expected to protest gun violence in Marches in Washington DC and around the world. Our hearts and spirits are with these youth.  May they find success where we have failed. Diverse hands linked in unity On February 14th, 2018, 17 Marjory Stoneman High School students were murdered by a 19-year-old  with an AR-15 assault rifle. According to EveryTown USA,

Click here to begin the survey. Principals, please forward to your teachers to respond. For more information on the survey, scroll to the bottom of this blog. Three Award Winners. In the meantime, to show our appreciation for those who have responded so far, we have selected the first 3 Round 2 winners. Each will receive a $50 Amazon gift card Danyelle Brannan, Kindergarten teacher, Hamilton Elementary School, Port Angeles, WA Donna Wegner, 4th grade teacher, Johnston Element

By: Morgan Grant, CEI Intern Editor’s Note: Youth and others are gathering this Saturday, March 24, for the Protest to Live marches and rallies. This protest brings a ray of hope that it may lead to much needed actions to reduce school shootings. In this blog, Morgan Grant explores other actions that are also needed. But, what can educators and schools do? Many schools are also now conducting safety drills where students and teachers practice barricading doors, hiding under d

Click here to begin the survey. Principals, please forward to your teachers to respond. We welcome responses from K-8 teachers We are getting so close – yet the validity of our scale will be increased if we have a few more responses. So we are extending the deadline to March 22. Help us reach our goal! We are also pleased to announce that yet another organization is now supporting this work. KDSL Global will help us bring in a greater international response. Kevin Simpson, Fo

For the last several decades schools have followed regulations to make sure students who are identified as having disabilities have Individualized Education Programs (IEP). As part of the same legislation, students participate in developing transition plans to facilitate their planning for their lives after they leave school. Most educators today are familiar with personalized instruction, a process whereby teachers put the needs of students first, and provide flexibility abo

By Marah Barrows, CEI Intern, and Christine Mason Does spirituality have a place in schools? A tough question. Particularly since we have been ingrained with the separation of religion and state and also because we are acutely aware that we do not want to impose our religion or spirituality on others. But what is spirituality? Is there value in considering spirituality or even students’ sense of awe and connectedness, or a student’s individual spirit, as we instruct? We are e