Articles
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Teaching After Election Day
November 16, 2016How are teachers helping students make sense of the divisive presidential campaign and our Election Day surprise? Two Milken Educators weigh in.
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Educational Equity Is More than Jargon
November 15, 2016Discussions and action around educational equity may be difficult, but they're critical, says Michelle Ryan (MA '15). Ryan chairs the social studies department at Randolph High School and serves on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Teacher Advisory Cabinet.
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Back to School, Back in Time
August 9, 2016For Milken Educators who teach in the schools they once attended, the start of the school year is a trip down memory lane.
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How We Learn: Student-Led Labs
July 27, 2016It's important to understand what's working for students — and even more important to understand what's not. Here's one big change science teacher Nick Williams (CA '15) is making in his classroom this year.
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A Milken Educator Explores the Center for Unsung Heroes
June 16, 2016The grand opening of the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes gets Bill Smithyman (KS '15) thinking: Whose untold stories will his students discover?
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Making Her Voice Heard in Congress
June 3, 2016Angela Malone (MD '15) and U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer talk about ESSA, parental involvement and teacher pay.
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He Is My Success Story
June 1, 2016Shasta Looper (SC '12) has watched many former students graduate from high school. Marking the milestone with this young man felt different.
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How We Learn: Saturday School
May 10, 2016When AP exams loom, Nate Bowling (WA '13) spends the weekend at school with his students.
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How We Learn: The "Headbands" Game
May 9, 2016Shasta Looper (SC '12) straps index cards to fifth-graders' heads to explore descriptive imagery in poetry.
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My Mother, My Career Inspiration
May 5, 2016Mother's Day is extra-special for Milken Educators when teaching runs in the family.