April Brown
April Brown (M.Ed) is the program director of the Center for Cognitive Diversity, an education and parenting writer, curriculum developer and instructional coach for teachers. Formerly, April taught and held leadership positions in mainstream and alternative settings spanning PK-8th grade in the United States and internationally. She’s passionate about exploring how to disrupt structures that perpetuate systems of oppression and address unbalanced power dynamics at home and school so learning is empowering for all children. She’s an advocate for kids.
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This Autism Acceptance Month, let's reflect on how to include disabled voices and perspectives in what we teach. Meet three people that can help you get started.
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You can identify what causes trauma in little ones — and yourself — and choose to focus on centering love, connection, healing and liberation instead.
Learn how curiosity can impact education with inquiry-based learning by starting with a question and empowering children to have agency in their learning.
With the right prompts, playing can help kids become engaged learners, and you don’t even need toys! Things like boxes, bottle caps, strings and more can create endless opportunities for learning through play.
This year, shift your approach to Thanksgiving in the classroom by focusing on seeking truth, fostering deep connections with people and place and centering Indigenous voices and knowledge.