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Pumpkin Carving Tips from The Art Factory by Yvette Contois, Founder and Teacher at The Art Factory It’s that time of year again, and for many, creativity comes to life in a cozy and sometimes [...]

Resources for parents and service providers of teens/youth Passing on some resources for parents and service providers of teens/ youth. These may be helpful to assist youth with questions and [...]

What I Can Teach You About Racism by Carol Swain Let me tell you how my story ends: I become a tenured, award-winning professor of political science at an Ivy League university, and then at one [...]

Why I don’t teach to cancel culture April 12, 2021 by Suki, Teacher, Athena’s Academy, and Writer, Chatoyant I get lots of requests from parents regarding their students. I am used to [...]

Using literature and current events to teach Social Justice issues by Rachel Sattinger, a 4th-grade teacher at Gateway School As a white, financially stable, woman teaching in a local independent [...]

Faris Sabbah   County Superintendent of Schools December 29, 2020 I am writing regarding an article published by the Santa Cruz Sentinel on December 28, 2020 that did not clarify that plans to [...]

Teaching and Learning in the time of COVID-19 By Patricia Lucas, Spanish teacher at Gateway School As a teacher of over forty years, I felt I had “seen it all” — every educational trend, [...]

This blog post was originally posted by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Read the full interview and learn more about the museum’s newly launched downloadable lesson plans [...]

Poetry, Art and Monsters, Oh Yes! Integrating seasonal elements – with generous measures of creativity and imagination – into first grade curriculum  One delightful, learning-filled way to spark [...]

Playing The Violin Increases Academic Performance by David Zimbalist As a Violin teacher specializing in young beginners, I have seen first hand the difference music can make in a child’s life. [...]