Committee for Children Blog

Reflection

Like our students, the end of the year brings on many feelings for us educators. Summer is here and it is time to rest and rejuvenate.

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A Framework for Safe and Successful Schools

Recently Committee for Children joined the National Association of School Psychologists and hundreds of other organizations in supporting their Read More


Voices for Victims

Voices for Victims with Jeff Herman is a weekly web series…Read More


Remember When…

At the end of each year, one of my favorite activities to do was to make a “Remember When … ” book for each child. This book would ensure that each of my students walked away feeling part of a community of learners. They were special. They were one of a kind, and they knew it.Read More


Part 2: Teaching extroverts…

Part 1 of this blog was about teaching introverts. In this second part, I will discuss teaching extroverts and their needs in the classroom.Read More


Part 1: Teaching introverts…

There is such a buzz these days about the word “introvert”. Author Susan Cain has created a new awareness with her bestselling book, “Quiet”. She and other experts explain an introvert is not someone who is shy. It is someone who gains his or her energy from being alone. This is unlike an “extrovert” who gains their energy from being around others. And of course there is a spectrum from highly social to not at all.Read More