Educators Share Experiences and Innovations 2013-05-08T11:45:55-07:00 Positive Futures Network en YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine daily 1 2009-07-02T00:33:21Z Here's a typical day at Brooklyn Free School. Positive Futures Network alysaa YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-08T00:26:55Z Article text/html Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer knew she found her place to teach when she walked through the doors of Brooklyn Free School three years ago. See how Gia and BFS honor children's rights to be themselves and become the happy, healthy, and independent thinking people they are meant to be. This is Gia's Story. Positive Futures Network Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-04-26T01:41:55Z Article text/html Former park ranger-turned-professor Margo Farnsworth believes that biomimicry is one of the most important new tools for sustainability. It gets her students outside and unleashes their scientific and entrepreneurial minds. Positive Futures Network Margo Farnsworth YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2013-05-08T00:34:01Z Article text/html Lilian Hill has a vision that the next generation of Hopi people will be healthy and find solutions to the challenges they face. Through Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture, she reconnects Hopi people of all ages to traditional farming and ecological wisdom. Positive Futures Network Lilian Hill YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-12-28T19:28:47Z Article text/html Judy Pruim's candid story takes you behind the scenes of Muskegon High's Teen Health Center—a place where students feel safe, and their success and well being are supported. Positive Futures Network Judy Pruim YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2012-10-25T22:44:41Z Article text/html Sarah Anderson writes of her unexpected journey of becoming a teacher and how place-based education has helped her empower her students and strengthen democracy in her community. Positive Futures Network Sarah Anderson YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! 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Middle school students from rural and urban Oregon took the risk, transforming preconceived notions—from gangs to trailer trash, stuck up rich people to redneck hicks— into bridges. Positive Futures Network jfong YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2011-12-29T19:18:05Z Article text/html Jean Abreu talks candidly about Wisconsin Governor Walker's legislation, and how her school community in Wisconsin pulled together to protect what they worked so hard to create. Positive Futures Network Jean Abreu YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2011-11-02T16:57:35Z Article text/html Brendan Clarke reflects on his first day of teaching, and why he left the classroom to rebuild our connection with the natural world. Positive Futures Network Brendan Clarke YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2011-12-23T06:29:48Z Article text/html What do you do with a teenager who’s angry, depressed, disconnected, or all of the above? Lorna Shepardson knows a magical gift horses possess that can help bring young people from the depths of darkness to a glimmer of self-confidence. This is Lorna’s story. Positive Futures Network Lorna Shepardson YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en newsletter 2011-08-19T05:43:57Z Article text/html Oregon artist and teacher Daniel Dancer helps young people understand how animals, Earth, and humans are connected. By being part of a human painting, students are instilled with the power to change the world and protect endangered species. Positive Futures Network Daniel Dancer YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2011-08-19T05:37:17Z Article text/html How do you help a student with Asperger Syndrome discover his strengths and thrive in the classroom? Dan Coulter helps teachers understand what goes on inside the head of a student with Asperger Syndrome. Positive Futures Network Dan Coulter YES! Magazine encourages you to make free use of this article by taking these <a href="http://www.yesmagazine.org/about/reprints">easy steps</a>., YES! Magazine en 2011-08-19T05:44:06Z Article text/html Girlie Forman shares her personal experience, her sense of humor, and food to connect with her high school students—and their families. Positive Futures Network Girlie Forman YES! 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