World Teachers’ Day, observed annually on October 5th, is a global event that honors the invaluable contributions of educators and teachers to society. This occasion, established by UNESCO in 1994, underscores the crucial role teachers play in shaping the future through the dissemination of knowledge and the nurturing of personal and intellectual growth in students.
Antioch alums Laura Thomas, Alex Venet, and John Thomas spent a week at Skywalker Ranch connecting with other fantastic educators. The George Lucas Educational Foundation – Edutopia – reaches over…
Paul Bocko, PhD ’96, ’08 (New England, MS in Environmental Studies and MEd in Organization & Management), faculty in the New England Department of Education and Director for the Antioch Center…
Twenty percent of people live with dyslexia, yet our public school systems are, for the most designed for students who don’t have difficulty reading. In the past thirty years, the science around dyslexia has come a long way.
“Emotions are neurohormones,” says Joshua Freedman. “And these little chains of chemicals affect every living cell in our brains and bodies.” But for as much power as emotions have over our lives and selves, too often, our educational systems emphasize subject area mastery over cultivating emotional intelligence.
Zoe Weil is the president and co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, which works in partnership with Antioch University to provide the Humane Education MEd, MA, EdD, and Graduate…
David Sobel, Professor Emeritus in Education at Antioch’s New England campus, was recently featured in the article “Madison Children’s Museum to lead climate change project” in the Wisconsin State Journal….
Between 2015 and 2019, there was an almost 20% national loss in the number of full-time school librarians.
This trend represents an ongoing evolution in the structure and capacity of schools, and one of the few groups researching this change is Antioch University’s SLIDE project: ”School Library Investigation – Decline or Evolution?”
Shukri Olow is featured in an article in the Seattle Times, “Meet the Kent mom behind Ramadan Affirmation Cards Project.” She serves on Seattle’s School of Education’s Committee of Community…
Over the last decade, Danny Cords has leveraged his education and enthusiasm to impact his world and make positive change.
Laura Thomas (MEd ’01 New England), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England, has a new piece on Edutopia titled “Preparing Students for PBL Presentations.”…
Laurel Butler Like so many of us, my mental health as a teenager was… not great. At the time, I thought it was an individual problem – what’s wrong with…