This infographic is a follow-up to Olivia's previous post on teaching multiculturalism through multiple perspectives.

As I’ve worked with teachers over the last several years to improve practices for English learners (ELs), I’ve begun to hear an alarming refrain repeated by many well-meaning teachers in different contexts: “The Common Core State Standards prohibit building background knowledge.” When I ask teachers why they believe this, I often get the response that “building background knowledge is akin to giving students the answers.” This blog post is the result of my attempts to underst

Spoiler Alert – may contain spoiler references through episode 2 of Season 6. Sticky-note doodle by Olivia Mulcahy. I just finished powering through an intensive re-watching of the first 5 seasons of Game of Thrones (GoT) in preparation for Season 6 and I must say, watching the series again from the beginning has revealed a lot. And I mean, beyond all the fully-frontally nude bodies. Watching episodes over again while knowing what the future held for each character helped me