Anodyne – a Reflection and a Poem in Celebration of Who We Are
I’m thinking about the beauty of diverse bodies, especially those of young people who are coming to grips with their identities and differences, navigating their way through a world that isn’t always...
View ArticleWe Stood Up – Civil Rights Education Audio Anthology
As we embark on 2017, I’m reflecting on the notion that our role as educators (whether we are formal or informal teachers) to build reasoning and analytical skills, illuminate historical experiences,...
View ArticleGEMS for Global Educators
ASCD’s Educational Leadership magazine recently devoted an issue to “The Global-Ready Student.” I was honored to contribute an article alongside esteemed global educators like Veronica Boix Mansilla,...
View ArticleStep Outside Our Bubbles to Grow Good Kids
Following the 2016 US Presidential election it became clear that Americans, many of whom idealized a diverse, pluralistic, open-minded nation, had long – a really long – way to go. Pundits concluded...
View ArticleBarefoot Books – CELEBRATE 25 Years of Meaningful, Beautiful Stories
I’ve been honored to befriend and work with Barefoot Books over the past year. I’m inspired by the sincerity with which the entire team, led by Barefoot’s courageous and wise founder, Nancy Traversy,...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Been Up To (Fall 2017)
As we settle in to a new school year, I wanted to share a few of the projects I’m working on and some of the issues I’m thinking about. Since last year I worked with Quiet Revolution, the consulting...
View ArticleUnlocking the Secret of Global Education
This title might seem grandiose and dramatic, but I can’t stop thinking about what I think might just be the “secret sauce” of global education. Read the full article HERE:...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Magazine: Raising Kids in the City features Growing Up Global
A few years ago I had a lovely interview for Philadelphia Magazine with local writer Ronnie Polaneczky, who recently wrote the outstanding series for the Phila Inquirer, Falling Off the Cliff, about...
View ArticleLessons from Netflix & The Little Prince
Netflix has a “culture” document that’s achieved great notoriety from diverse organizations and has even spawned a new book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, published this...
View ArticleWhat Is Your Life’s Blueprint? Wisdom from Dr. King
On this Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, I love to join service efforts in my local community AND I’m always fascinated to dig deeper into the treasure of words and wisdom Dr. King shared. These...
View ArticleSome Quiet Lessons Behind the Courage of Today’s Youth Leaders
A few weeks ago I had the honor of keynoting at the United Nations General Assembly to international educators about global citizen leaders. In that talk I shared Nick Kristof’s recent observation:...
View ArticleFall 2018 Updates
If I’ve spoken with you in the past 6+ months, you may know that I am deep in two major themes/projects: At the intersection of global competence/citizenship and diversity, equity, inclusion. Events...
View ArticleGlobal Education Is Patriotic. Nationalist Rhetoric Does Not Benefit Our...
(Author’s note: President Trump recently railed against “globalism” and proudly labeled himself to be a “nationalist”. This concerned me greatly, particularly as I thought about courageous educators...
View ArticleNotre Dame Academy – growing globally!
It’s been great working with Notre Dame Academy’s Center for Global Leadership as an adviser to their growing program; I’ve really enjoyed getting to know their staff, students and parent community....
View ArticleThe Icing on the Cake? Or the Cake?
Earlier this year, during a webinar I facilitated with the NEA Foundation on how to gain buy-in for global learning with outstanding teachers from across the U.S., one very engaged educator cited (with...
View ArticleFeedback on a Day-Long Workshop
I recently received this generous comment from English Language Arts teacher Gretchen Miller after she took my day-long course called “Explore and Integrate Transformative Elements of Global...
View ArticleGlobal Kids is HERE!!
My long-awaited, labor of love project, Global Kids (created with a team of dedicated, thoughtful, diligent women) is finally HERE!! I’ll be be sharing more about the many amazing people who offered...
View ArticleSummary/Examples of Speaking Engagements & Trainings from Fall 2019
People have been asking about some of my speaking engagements, work with teachers and training programs this fall. Themes I speak about generally examine global, cultural and racial competence – and...
View ArticleReflections on MAIS ROME 2019 Conference
I’m back home, tired and happy, after spending the last few days in Rome for the Mediterranean Association of International Schools annual conference. I wanted to make a THANK YOU tweet, but realized I...
View ArticleGlobal Kids is Featured on WHYY/NPR Radio!
Thanks to WHYY News Director, Sandra Clark and reporter Cris Barrish for taking a real interest in the power and possibility of my latest publication, Global Kids: 50+ Games, Crafts, Recipes and More....
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