DOOL Youth Inspire Educators to Share Power and Create Equitable Learning Environments
On October 8th a diverse crowd of educators filed into the Laser Dome at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center. However, none of them were there to see a laser show! They had all come to experience an immersive workshop designed and facilitated by youth from Sound Discipline’s DOOL program. DOOL (Designing Our Own Learning) is in its…
An Interview with Tonya Wilson
“It would be easy for someone to have looked at my mom’s life and to look at all effort expended on her behalf as wasted resources.” – Tonya Wilson, from her 2015 TEDx Talk Cracked Sidewalks On March 15, 2022, from 12-2pm PST, Sound Discipline is hosting our next We Belong & Matter Community…
Celebrating Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month each year, we feature interviews with local Black leaders in education, equity, and social emotional learning. Our Sound Discipline colleagues shared with us how they came to their current work and their personal inspirations. Sylvia Hadnot, Facilitator & Social Media Coordinator Teague Parker, Facilitator Brook Afework, Program Operations Coordinator…
Repackaging Consequences Does Not Create Equitable Learning Communities
As the new executive director of Sound Discipline, I spend a lot of time studying everything I can about education equity, and social emotional learning. A few weeks ago, I read an article that I found disturbing: “How Novice and Expert Teachers Approach Classroom Management Differently.” Citing a 2021 study, the author asserts that it…
