Early in my career as a teacher, a school leader shared a story about the Masaai warriors and their traditional greeting: “Kasserian Ingera,” which means “And how are the children?” In the Masaai community, the well-being of the children is of the highest value and the response, “all the children are well,” indicates that life, […]
January was ‘National Mentoring Month.’ Schools using Summit Learning across the country shared how they are implementing mentoring sessions and focusing on student-teacher relationships. According to Mentoring.org, when students have a dedicated mentor, they are less likely to skip school, more likely to enroll in college, and more likely to hold a leadership position in […]
In this letter to Summit Learning partners, Andrew Goldin, T.L.P.’s Executive Director, reflects on the successes of the Summit Learning community, look forward to the year ahead, and say thank you for our partners’ hard work and dedication.
“Overdone” could have been my new middle name. I was in bed before 6 p.m. on two consecutive Fridays that October. After all, our superintendent warned us about the “Fall Wall,” and teachers were already calling it “Rock-tober.” How could I retain my positivity and show up every day for my students and teachers while […]
In 2016, I attended the Idaho Middle Level Association Conference and it changed my life. For months prior, my teaching team at Rocky Mountain Middle School had been having serious conversations about how to better reach every student in our classes. We walked into a workshop at the IMLA conference in March 2016 and listened […]
Growing up in Fresno, California, Nicole Rivera dreamt of being an educator, but not necessarily in the Central Valley. As the child, she moved around repeatedly and saw her school, Aspen Valley Prep, as one of the most consistent elements of her childhood. Nicole started attending Aspen Valley Prep in fourth grade and continued all […]
