Gwendolyn Eden

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Gwendolyn Eden hails from the heartland of Nebraska and now resides in thriving, urban Denver. As a product of a year-long fellowship program, Eden is passionate about developing teachers so that all students might learn. Currently in her third year of teaching, Eden is thrilled to share her beginner's perspective and learn from the bigger conversations happening right now in the field of education.

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Small Kids, Big Kids: We Must Use Our Words I recently visited a friend’s preschool classroom. While there, I saw an argument that mirrored my high school students’ conflicts. I walked...
A Teacher Reflects on Helping Tina Excel Three weeks ago at lunch, the tenth-grade teachers met with the class "repeaters,” students who have repeated either their freshman or sophomore...
Student Context Helps Resolve Conflict The food justice unit was one of the most successful of the year. Until the meltdown. Students had watched Food, Inc., read several articles ...
Empathy Builds Foundation for Academic Home The transition from middle school to ninth grade creates chaos for students. In eighth grade, students know their teachers and their classmates. They...