Questions for Parents and Educators- How may we serve one another in this time of Educational Reform?

Questions for Parents and Educators- How may we serve one another in this time of Educational Reform?      Dialoguing...

Activators of Service and Hope/ A New Beginning for Schools and Families

Activators of Service and Hope/ A New Beginning for Schools and Families   As we gently re-enter into a new...

Resilient Classrooms and the Activation of Neuroscience in Education

It was my honor and privilege to share in an hour dialogue with Betsy Hill of Brain Ware Safari as we...

Peace and Violence

Peace and  Violence   When innocent children’s lives are cut short by the horrific act of homicide, we all feel this empathic adhesion to those...

Reflections from Mid-Year “I Wonder….”

Reflections From a Teacher   I wonder….   Another semester has ended and I sit tonight…it is late…  Wordless, thought-filled,...

Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools?

Compassionate Presence/ Are we Preparing Students to Live Outside the Walls of Schools? By Lori Desautels, Ph.D Compassionate Presence “How...

Slide Show to the TED x Indianapolis Presentation

Presenting to the TED x Indianapolis audience in October was an honor and I wanted to take this opportunity to...

TED x Indy Presentation

How do we Create Meaning and Self Assessment for the Real World Outside of School

Below is a rubric I have designed for educators to share with their students so that daily standards, subject matter,...

Which Lens? A Choice in Educational Reform

• Resiliency • Service and Perspective • Optimism • Brain Plasticity/ Experiences changing the brain structurally and functionally • Emotional...