by Hilltop Faculty | Apr 23, 2018 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
PREFACE: This is part two of a four part series. For part one, please click here. On September 27th, 2017, we welcomed Debbie LeeKeenan, Dr. Caryn Park and Dr. Maggie Beneke to kick off of 2017-2018 Educator Discussion Series focusing on Anti-Bias Education. Their... 
by Hilltop Faculty | Mar 25, 2018 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
TALK TO CHILDREN LIKE PEOPLE: SEEKING EQUITY THROUGH LANGUAGE-RICH CLASSROOMS by Sarah Felstiner, Curriculum Director, Hilltop Children’s Center A recent book by Michael Gramling has been stirring up vivid conversation in the early learning community. The Great... 
by Hilltop Faculty | Mar 20, 2018 | Educator Discussion Series Dialogue, Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
PREFACE: This space has been created for educators, leadership / administrator teams, parents, city officials, youth advocates and attendees of “Talk to Children Like People: Seeking Equity Through Language Rich Classrooms” as a forum for sharing experiences and... 
by Hilltop Faculty | Mar 12, 2018 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
By Mike Browne, Chauntae Kukowsi and Chelsea Myers from Hilltop Children’s Center and Hilltop Educator Institute Did you know that children as young as 45 minutes old are able to detect patterns, notice things about their world and pick up social skills from the... 
by Hilltop Faculty | Mar 8, 2018 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
“Until you can recognize that you are living a racialized life and you’re having racialized experiences every moment of every day, you can’t actually engage people of other races around the idea of justice” – Whitney Dow As part of the Hilltop Educators... 
by Hilltop Faculty | Feb 7, 2018 | Institute Blog, Institute News Ticker, School News, School News News Ticker
One thing I am so jealous of with children is how open their minds can really be – their worlds really are so full of possibility. My favorite drawing that came out of our class recently was of a unicorn with dozens of arms, each hand holding a single meatball...