In Leading from Within, the contributors come from a wide range of professions including business, medicine, education, nonprofits, law, politics, science,  government, and religion. We often found that no matter the profession, the insights apply to all – so we’ll...

Using Poetry to Open Meetings: In Teaching with Fire, Several teachers shared how poetry can help to open meetings or create a positive atmosphere for group work. Angela Peery wrote: “When I conduct meetings of an English department at a...

Using Poetry with Each Other From Teaching with Fire, here’s a description of how using poetry can expand and deepen conversations. Intermixing poetry into faculty meetings, school discussions, and other forums can enhance and expand the quality and depth of...

We missed posting a suggestion yesterday. So we’re posting two today from Teaching with Heart  — under the category: Post Poetry Everywhere: At Home, in the Office, on Desks, on the Wall… Using Poetry: Suggestion #2 Melissa Madenski, a middle...

In honor of National Poetry Month, we will post daily suggestions for how to use poetry in the classroom and beyond. Here’s our first suggestion – which also seems appropriate for April Fool’s Day! One of the contributors* to Teaching...