By Heidi Fisher, Dean of Instruction, TEAM Academy, a KIPP School Over the past 14 years of my teaching career, “The Bar” for excellent teaching seems to get higher and…
Got Gratitude? Show Your Gratitude 2013
By Lisa Altman & Carie Page, Knowledge Sharing Team, KIPP Foundation At KIPP, we’re thankful for one another. Not just for the big and small ways that our teachers and…
What Sharing and Collaboration Looks like at KIPP
By Carie Page & Lisa Altman, Knowledge Sharing Team, KIPP Foundation At KIPP, sharing has long been part of our culture. In our schools, teachers huddle to share lesson plans…
It’s time for Gratitude. Are you ready?
By Lisa Altman, Instructional Sharing Manager, KIPP Foundation It’s almost Thanksgiving. At this time of the year, we receive lots of messages about showing thanks to those who impact our…
211 Reasons Why We’re Grateful
By Jen Keyte, Instructional Sharing Senior Manager, KIPP Foundation In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, we asked teachers to take time out of their days, which is no small…
Thanksgiving Lesson Plan on Gratitude
By Jen Keyte, Instructional Sharing Senior Manager, KIPP Foundation A couple of days before Thanksgiving break, why not teach your high school students about gratitude? It’s one of the character…