essays for the Fred Rogers Institute

Since 2018, I’ve written regular essays for the Fred Rogers Institute as part of their collection of resources for educators, families, and helpers. Much of what I share grows from conversations and collaborative learning with educators in our Educators’ Neighborhood Learning Community. In my current role as Senior Fellow in Teaching and Learning, I lead an advanced Episode Study Group, facilitate Episode Talks with our larger community, and support educators to tell their stories and write about their practice connected to the work of Fred Rogers.

Here are a few essays highlights. The full list of my archived essays is below, along with a link to access many other resources held on the Fred Rogers Institute Resource Page. Enjoy!

Full list of essays:

It’s like breath | February 14, 2024

Small is Enough | November 1, 2024

Look-Listen Relationship | August 7, 2023

View, Talk, Listen, and Grow | April 28, 2023

Sensing Goodness | January 30, 2023

From Foundations of Trust | August 1, 2022

Play as Truth | April 14, 2022

Living Our Questions | February 7, 2022

What if we talked with educators like that? | December 20, 2021

Memory, Truth, and Wishes | October 19, 2021

As You Are | August 4, 2021

Beautiful Gifts | June 11, 2021

Fred Rogers’ Methodology of Beingness | April 13, 2021

What Do You Notice? | February 11, 2021

On the Importance of Slowing Down | December 11, 2020

The Power of “I Don’t Know” | October 21, 2020

Remote Learning Lessons from Mister Rogers | August 20, 2020

Hope from the Helpers of the Educators’ Neighborhood | May 4, 2020

Can We Play That Love Song Again? | February 7, 2020

Learning from Educators in the Neighborhood | November 1, 2019

When we trust in teachers, teachers remember to trust in themselves | May 1, 2019

Beechwood Kindergarteners Learn with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood | December 1, 2018

 Find additional resources from the Fred Rogers Institute here.