Increasing Agency for Black Male Students Through Leadership

January 12, 2024 | Jared Crayton-Thomas

“Do you think students should get suspended at all?” I asked Deantae* during an interview about school.  Without hesitation, he responded, “Not really because they are going to miss more days of school. Maybe after-school detention...

Lead by Learning Alumni Network

December 5, 2023 | Charley Brooks

Last month, Lead by Learning hosted our second Alumni Connect meet-up event and reconnected past Lead by Learning participants with their roots in inquiry!  Designed to be 1-hour professional learning experiences, alums have an opportunity to...

Lead by Learning’s Anti-Racist Affinity Networks

November 9, 2023 | Malia Tayabas-Kim and Charley Brooks

In 2021-22 Lead by Learning started the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Leaders Network (BLN) in order to create space for BIPOC leaders to share their lived experiences without having to defend, manage other’s feelings or excuse the actions...

Language is a Bridge Not a Barrier in Math

November 2, 2023 | Vidya Jayakumar

As a high school mathematics teacher, I often heard the same refrain from students and educators: “I thought math does not need language.” Mathematics, after all, is a universal language of its own – a realm of absolutes...

Not One Strategy Works for All Students

November 2, 2023 | Eva Beleche

Every year I work to get my students to meet the standards for 4th grade.  This year,  I focused on working with my students on writing with evidence. Their writing would let me know how well they understood...