What I Learned at N.E.W Academy Canoga Park Elementary School
My memories from N.E.W Academy Canoga Park (NACP) are great ones. My teachers were always loving, caring and taught usRead More…
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Summer Science: How I’m Teaching Kids to Love The Subject
Raise your hand if most of what you know about science came from Bill Nye, the Science Guy? If weRead More…
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My Son, My Teacher. A Father’s Story About Autism
I knew my son was different from the moment he started crawling. But I continued to convince myself my babyRead More…
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The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part Two
Read Part One Here Seeing as more than 60 million Latinos now live in the United States, Latino students deserveRead More…
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The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part One
Growing up in California, I never read a book in school by a Latina or Latino author. Our previous GovernorRead More…
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Four Ways to Support Latinas/os during the Pandemic and Beyond
As originally published in Medium.com The COVID-19 pandemic has not only devastated the U.S. economy, healthcare system and educational wayRead More…
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Lego STEM Activities for a Preschooler
Surviving extended periods of time at home and keeping your sanity is tough with young active and inquisitive children. WhenRead More…
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Our Teachable Moment
Like so many of us right now, we are glued to our phones reading every news headline we find. JustRead More…
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Call to Action: Free WiFi and Laptops for College Students and Low-Income Families Now!
With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolving hourly, and so many educational institutions transitioning to online education or outright shutting down,Read More…
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What Kind of Yelp Review Would You Leave Your School?
I sometimes wonder how many stars my school would have received on Yelp if it existed almost thirty years ago.Read More…
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