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Meeting the Characters in “Long Division”
Trevor, , Quality Education, Books or Plays, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Character Traits and Relationships, Spring 2023, Long Division, Showcase, SLA@Beeber, Long Division, 5City is a boy who attends Fannie Lou Hamer Magnet school in Jackson, Mississippi. LaVander Peele is another kid...
The Will to Survive in “There There”
Randy, , Violence, Oakland, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Spring 2023, Tracking the Themes, Showcase, P.U.L.S.E. High School, There There, 0This is a weird book. I feel like this is a good way to describe “There There” by Tommy...
Causes of Climate Change: Human Activity at Play
Neil, , Climate Action, Environment & World, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Creating, imagining, and innovating, AI, Spring 2023, Showcase, article, WAMS, 0In this post, I’m showing some of the steps I’m taking to use AI to write an article about...
1619 Project: If not Now then When?
Jaylah, , Journalist Bio, Habits of Mind, Listening with understanding and empathy, Spring 2023, Science Leadership Academy @ Beeber Highschool, The 1619 project, 1The 1619 Project includes a long-form essay series, photo essays, poems, short fiction, and a podcast series. The essays...
The Obscured Secrets
Destiny, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Spring 2023, Showcase, History, Reduced Inequalities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Applying past knowledge to new situations, SLA@Beeber, The 1619 project, women, 0Featured image: A mother’s embrace is like no other – this image captures that feeling perfectly. A black woman...
“Exploring the Literary Landscape Social Inequality”
Kamya, , This is America, Voting, Semester Published, Social Class, Listening with understanding and empathy, Guns, American Dream, Spring 2023, Violence, What do I stand for?, Prison, Protest, Black Lives Matter, Incarceration, Gender Equity (Women), Taking a Knee, Crime, Media and Message, History, March for Our Lives, Police, Women in Action, Media, SLA@Beeber, 1Discover how literature has dominated and explored the social landscape of inequality and uncover how it still affects us...
Mock trial – America on trial
Majae, , Spring 2023, Showcase, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Reduced Inequalities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Taking responsible risks, United Nation, The U School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, 17What steps have been taken to reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system? Good morning everyone.Thank you for...
A troubled mind: Tony Loneman in There There
Anneliese, , Character Traits and Relationships, Spring 2023, Showcase, Oakland, Good Health and Well-Being, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Fetal alcohol syndrome, P.U.L.S.E. High School, anger, pulse, 0Tony Loneman, the protagonist in There There by Tommy Orange, has a few traits that influence his relationships with others....
Nickel, , Showcase, No Poverty (Economy), Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Spring 2023, piracy, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0
The article reports on the release of a survivor of Somali pirates who had been held hostage for over...
Caine’s Arcade
Michael, , Fall 2022, Showcase, Quality Education, Documentary, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Creating, imagining, and innovating, arcade, inspiring, Caines Arcade, film, Park Slope Collegiate, creativity, 0Nirvan Mullick, a filmmaker, came across an auto shop that had cardboard in front of the desk. He saw...
First thoughts on being a vegetable photographer (and playing with AI)
Christina C, , Showcase, Responsible Consumption and Production, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Fall 2022, AI, AImojo, TTT, ai, play, 4Here is what I wrote: I just posted a photo on Facebook that I took before we connected online...
“I Am” Scratch Proposal
Diana, , Summer 2022, Letter to Colleagues, Showcase, Quality Education, Scratch, Finding Humor, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), LUTE-STEM, scratch project, 0Dear Natalie Kuhl, There was a lot to think about and to consider how to apply in the classroom,...
Proposal
Crystal, , Summer 2022, Letter to Colleagues, Showcase, Quality Education, Habits of Mind, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Habits of Mind, Pre-k, learning, LUTE-STEM, 3Dear Colleague: I recently participated in a professional learning experience with Lute-Stem about multimodal methods at Lehman College. I...
Youth and Impulsivity
Claudia, , Summer 2022, Letter to Colleagues, Showcase, Quality Education, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), LUTE-STEM, Habits of Mind, 7Dear Colleague, This summer, I participated in a professional learning experience with LUTE-STEM at Lehman College I learned a lot about different frameworks of learning...
I Hear you!
Karyn, , Responding with wonderment and awe, Remaining open to continuous learning, Showcase, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, NOYCE-STEM, hospitality, 4I’ve been working in restaurants for over 8 years now. When you work in the hospitality industry listening is...
Jayden: Description of a Child
Claudia, , Quality Education, Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Responding with wonderment and awe, Description of a Child, Summer 2022, Showcase, children, LUTE-STEM, 6Background/ Description of a child Jayden is a 4-year-old boy who live in the Bronx. He is a single...
Regina’s Biography
Regina, , Student-Centered, Bio, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Showcase, Summer 2022, Quality Education, Dominican Republic, LUTE-STEM, Habits of Mind, life, 0I was born in the Dominican Republic and my parents named me Regina. I was one of the eleven...
Descriptive Review of a Broken Child: Raheem
Jesse, , Social Class, Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Responding with wonderment and awe, Description of a Child, Summer 2022, Showcase, Quality Education, Psychology, LUTE-STEM, Descriptive Review, 1Physical Presence and Gesture Raheem is a 12-year old, (presumably) African-American student from upper Manhattan. As I was his...
Amelia – Description of a Child
Emily, , Showcase, Quality Education, Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Description of a Child, Summer 2022, LUTE-STEM, Descriptive Review, 4Amelia is nine years old. She is frequently late to arrive in the mornings, sometimes by more than an...
My Biography
Crystal, , Quality Education, Bio, Habits of Mind, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Summer 2022, Showcase, autobiography, LUTE-STEM, Habits of Mind, 2Hello, my name is Crystal Santana. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. My earliest education was...
A Little Bit of Me!
Claudia, , Showcase, Quality Education, Bio, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Summer 2022, LUTE-STEM, Habits of Mind, LUTESTEM, 1My name is Claudia Suarez, I’m Dominican, I’m Cancer and I am a bilingual PreK teacher. I believe all...
An Entrance to My Life
Bradly, , Showcase, Quality Education, Bio, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Summer 2022, Lehman College, NOYCE-STEM, 1I am Bradly Rivera, a 23 year-old learner and mentor. I connect with many of the habit’s of mind...
This is Me
Branden, , Summer 2022, Showcase, Quality Education, Music, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, LUTE-STEM, church, 4My name is Branden Girtman. I am from Port Chester, New York. I Love to go to church and...
Puzzle
Marlen, , Thinking interdependently, Description of a Child, Showcase, Reduced Inequalities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Gathering data through all senses, LUTE-STEM, Lehman College, 2Stacy Sophie Background: Stacy is a Spanish descendent, sweet and sometimes energetic six years old girl, who passed to second...
Using Habits of Mind to Play Music Better
Jesse, , Taking responsible risks, Showcase, Quality Education, Summer 2022, Getting Started, Music, Bio, Teachers as Learners, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, LUTE-STEM, Habits of Mind, PS/MS 31, Lehman College, 2Hello! My name is Jesse and I am a music teacher with a background in creative approaches. I’ve chosen...
Making Connections between Habits, Deeper Learning, Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Niki Fayne, , Summer 2022, Showcase, Quality Education, Bio, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Remaining open to continuous learning, TeacherPrep, LUTE-STEM, 0Back in 2019, I was asked by SCALE (a Stanford University center) to work on the creation of Deeper...
To the folks in Texas, I hope you all that have experienced loss are well.
Sam, , Spring 2022, Showcase, Guns, Listening with understanding and empathy, Bronx Park Middle School, Uvalde, 2I hope you all that have went through loss get through this, and that the parents that loss their...
Living the Same Life
Wesam, , Showcase, Reduced Inequalities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Spring 2022, Questioning and Speculating., P.U.L.S.E. High School, Born A Crime, 0Born A Crime talks about the struggle Trevor went through and how he was different than everyone else, yet...
Overprotective Parents
Karen Sr, , Quality Education, Listening with understanding and empathy, Parents, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “Growing Up”, I was able to learn that many children growing up aren’t able to learn...
Nap Break?
Andrea L, , Getting Started, Stress, Student-Centered, Listening with understanding and empathy, Striving for accuracy, Orange Cove High School, #mentalhealth, 0In the article Naps at School (Upfront), I learned that there is a school in New Mexico that has...
Aren’t We All The Same
Jaden, , Showcase, Getting Started, Reduced Inequalities, Managing Impulsivity, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, Okemos High School, wearethesame, 37Aren’t we all the same?Or is it because of the color of my skin? Is it because I don’t lookthe same...
The Three Traits of Macario
Cristin, , Showcase, Habits of Mind, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Character Traits and Relationships, Fall 2021, THE THIRD GUEST, P.U.L.S.E. High School, DAY OF THE DEATH, 0Macario, the protagonist in “The Third Guest” by B. Traven, has a few traits that influence his relationships with...
Suffering from Food Insecurity
Fatima, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Family, Zero Hunger, Community, helping others, Orange Cove High School, 12In the article “Food Insecurity” I learned how many people don’t have food to eat they have to worry...
Am I Somebody?
Yniyah, , Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Body Image, The U School, 8my body, tormentor of my dreamsscars that decorate the outsidebut formed from the misery on the insideAm I Somebody?...
Why Leadership Skills Are Important
Mynor, , Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Taking responsible risks, Fall 2021, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), ledaership, life skills, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 10Ever since I was very young I hated people telling me what to do which is why I have...
Locked-in Syndrome
Karen, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Locked-in Syndrome, 1I believe that locked-in syndrome is one of the most interesting syndromes I have had the chance to learn...
War hurts people tremendously
Sarah, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, War, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Responding with wonderment and awe, War, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, global issues, #2021, 3The war sacrificed countless lives and caused tremendous physical and mental trauma to the survivors. Many people know that...
Darkness
Dawning, , Bullying, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Showcase, Poetry, magazine, listening and understanding, include others, fear, Okemos High School, 1Darkness, The definition of shame and fearall feelings in which was driving through my mindMy fears unravel one by oneas...
Addressing Issues
Christopher, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, Showcase, Media, #TealPumpkinProject, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article, “The Teal Pumpkin Project” (BTW) I learned that food allergies are a real thing, affecting one...
The Sioux and the government treaty
Emily, , Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Orange Cove High School, Sioux, Manifest Destiny, 1Throughout history, the continuous cycle of Native Americans and the US government have had a conflict throughout most of...
Brooklyn
Victor P, , Showcase, My Beautiful Neighborhood, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, sunset park, Park Slope Collegiate, 1A place that represents me is Brooklyn because it’s really quiet and has nice people around where I live....
My Neighborhood
Estrella R, , Showcase, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Park Slope Collegiate, sunset park, 1I live in a neighborhood called Sunset Park. Sunset Park is like my hometown. Most of the time I...
Multicultural Education
Jade, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, AAPI Heritage, Fall 2021, Showcase, Quality Education, History, Orange Cove High School, american culture, 3An October issue from btw discusses the recent laws four states made to promote Asian American and Pacific Islander...
Puerto Rican from Brooklyn
Isiah G, , Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Family, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Puerto Rico, Park Slope Collegiate, 0I identify with Puerto Rico because my mother is from there, but I was born in Brooklyn and I...
Ms. Monopoly
Francisco P, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), Orange Cove High School, Monopoly, 0You have probably already heard of Monopoly the game with the old man in the front and the fake...
Approaching Silence
Andrea L, , Bullying, This is America, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking flexibly, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Orange Cove High School, shyness, 0In the text, “The Dilemma: Keeping Quiet” (Upfront), I learned that there are desirable ways to approach introverts. The...
Different life with education
Leah, , Showcase, Gender Equity (Women), Listening with understanding and empathy, Responding with wonderment and awe, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Orange Cove High School, Bangladesh, 0In the article, “I am already having a different life because of education” (Upfront) I learned that in Bangladesh...
Body Image
Yamilet, , Showcase, Beauty, Media, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Body Image, RHS, 23A person undergoes many thoughts about themselves based on society’s so-called ‘standards.’ It is said that men have to...
The Uprising of Fear During Covid-19
Megan K, , Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Remaining open to continuous learning, fear, RHS, 0Over the past two years countless lives have been changed since the upbringing of the horrific virus, Covid-19. This...
Loneliness
Kristina, , Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, mental health, depression, loneliness, RHS, 6While being around other people, even ones that you may have a close bond with, it is still possible...
Propaganda In History class
Sydney, , Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Quality Education, History, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, propoganda, RHS, 4In school students are required to take at least three years of history and usually in those classes it...
Remembering Hardworking, Honest, and Helpful Macario
Dewry, , Showcase, Quality Education, Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, Character Traits and Relationships, Fall 2021, Día de Muertos, Día de Muertos, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0Macario, the protagonist in “The Third Guest,” a short story by B. Traven, has a few traits that influence...
The damages of child and mother separation
Adalia, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, experimentation, RHS, 10Science evolves to help provide better opportunities, yet in order to make these advancements science sometimes takes it too...
Finding the Good/Adjusting
Annabelle, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Gathering data through all senses, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Psychology, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, RHS, covid19, 1The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on every person – nationwide. However, this toll is different for everyone....
Commonality of Defects
Lauren, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Media, Call to Action, #awarness, RHS, 0Children are born all around the world that do not conform to the stereotype of normal as society labels...
Goodbye Innocence
Alaina, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Remaining open to continuous learning, Prison, Fall 2021, Gender, Family, Privacy, RHS, rosaryhighschool, childhood, 0Loss of Innocence is a concept that is commonly misunderstood. It is not merely just a physical change but...
Police Apathy
Taylor R, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Media, Call to Action, RHS, #police, 0It is very disturbing to see the apathy of the general community when a police officer gets hurt and...
Make Your Choice
Tia, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Remaining open to continuous learning, Fall 2021, Showcase, vaping, RHS, 1Imagine a young high school student. She is a senior this year and in the thick of college application...
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Hannah F, , Showcase, Responsible Consumption and Production, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Responding with wonderment and awe, Fall 2021, RHS, #happiness, 4Can money buy happiness? This question has been thought over and analyzed by hundreds of sources and people. Everyone’s...
NCAA Paying players
Francisco P, , Fall 2021, Showcase, Sports, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, college athletes, Orange Cove High School, 5The NCAA is a business in colleges and universities. The NCAA makes around $842 million annually annually; big colleges...
Learning to Find My Own Way
Dominick M, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Gathering data through all senses, Showcase, Immigration, Family, Bio ELL, brooklyn, Guitar, Park Slope Collegiate, 10My name is Dominick. What’s important to know about me is that I’m a shy person, I can get...
My body creates
Sianni, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Thinking about your thinking (Metacognition), Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, poetry, The U School, 4The reason for my being here has always been quite clearMy body can create. It creates friendship and cheer,Trust...
Veterinarian
Ernesto, , Life on Land, Environment, Career & Job Readiness, Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Animals, Veterans, Orange Cove High School, 5In the article, “Careers: Veterinarian” (BTW) I learned that working with adorable pets comes with a lot of obvious...
Children Hospitals Need Help!
Sayra, , Showcase, Stories, Media, Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Fall 2021, children, Orange Cove High School, 5The article “Children Hospitals in Crisis” ( Mcgraw hill) I learned that children hospitals are asking President Biden for...
Discrimination: Elizabeth Peratrovich
Ana, , Listening with understanding and empathy, Remaining open to continuous learning, Gender Equity (Women), History, Discrimination, Orange Cove High School, 3In the article, “Profiles in Women’s History: Elizabeth Peratrovich” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaskan,...
Staying True
Zahir, , Good Health and Well-Being, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, Fall 2021, This Is My Body, Showcase, Poetry, The U School, Body Image, 2This is my body… I can bring positive vibes Born during the scariest month of the year, OctoberBorn and raised...
9/11
James, , Showcase, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Fall 2021, 9/11, Orange Cove High School, 1In the article “Remembering 9/11, Twenty Years Later”(McGraw). I learned that that morning fourteen members of the terrorist group...
Finding and Recognizing Our Forces
Mirseda, , Showcase, Getting Started, Bio, Persisting, Listening with understanding and empathy, Questioning and posing problems, Summer 2021, LUTE-STEM, Lehman College, 2We need to find the force to fight ourselves when we say ” I can’t do it”. Persisting is...
COVID-19 Around the World: El Salvador
Edwin, , COVID Around the World, Showcase, Spring 2021, Listening with understanding and empathy, Good Health and Well-Being, Coronavirus, Healthcare, Berkeley High School, Latinx community, coronavirus, Pandemic, COVID-19, el salvador, 6It’s been a year since we began social distancing caused by the well known COVID-19 virus, which has caused...
What Is Life Without Risk
Nicolle, , Character Archetypes, Friendship, Books or Plays, American Dream, Fall 2020, Listening with understanding and empathy, Taking responsible risks, Showcase, Tracking Characters, Adventure, Mystery, Harvest Collegiate High School, fun, 6The book “Paper Towns” by John Green is a really interesting and captivating book with things people have or...
Maggie’s Diary
Celines, , Showcase, Books or Plays, Point of View, Everyday Use, Responsible Consumption and Production, Listening with understanding and empathy, Creating, imagining, and innovating, ELLIS Preparatory Academy, point of view, 5Today was a great day. When I woke up, everything looked like a normal day but I never imagined...
In this post, the author is…
Listening with understanding and empathy
Understand others!
Devoting mental energy to another person's thoughts and ideas. Make an effort to perceive another's point of view and emotions. (Click here to see more.)
Examples of students exhibiting this habit
- Sara reads characters the way she “reads” people when she annotates (see some she bookmarked)!