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Susan Cannon

Susan Gelber Cannon is an educator with over 30 years of experience in elementary and middle school classrooms. She advises the Middle School Student Council, serves as Diversity Coordinator and teaches history, English, Model UN and debate at The Episcopal Academy, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She has trained teachers in China and Japan and at international conferences to develop teaching methods to empower students to think, care and act as informed global citizens. She is eager to share resources in character, global, multicultural and peace education via her book— Think, Care, Act

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Healing From Moral Injury"

How do teachers recover from moral injury? This toolkit includes a guided self-reflection to help sustain you and your service to students.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for “I thought about quitting today…”

There are positive and negative effects from working in a helping profession like education. This toolkit aids educators in the exploration of the fatigue, burnout and even the trauma they may experience when helping students who are suffering.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Religion versus Equality?"

Religion versus Equality a social studies dilemma

This toolkit reminds history and government teachers that they can—and should—teach with confidence about religious freedom and how it can come into conflict with other rights.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for “What’s ‘Colorism’?”

Skin color bias affects perceptions and interactions, and yet, how often do educators discuss this phenomenon with their students? This toolkit for "What's 'Colorism'?" offers suggestions on how educators can broach the topic by using a graphic essay published in The Nib.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "The Young and the Registered"

Organizing and participating in a voter registration drive can be a powerful civics lesson for students. This toolkit lists suggestions on how you can help organize a student-led drive at your school.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Two Heads are Better Than One"

This toolkit provides five tools to help focus mentors’ and instructional coaches’ observations on the dynamics that help create equitable classrooms.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Rewriting History—for the Better"

American Indians are largely absent from mainstream social studies curricula. This toolkit for "Rewriting History—for the Better" showcases some of the best online sources for teaching about American Indians with an eye for inclusivity and accuracy.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Extreme Prejudice"

Teaching about religious extremism can be challenging, but not teaching about it may sow seeds of intolerance. This toolkit for "Extreme Prejudice" is an activity that teaches students about religious diversity and that extremists—in any religion—represent a small minority of people.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race"

Educators often have a hard time getting real about race. This toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race" provides questions to guide reflection and discussion on how the physical, social, legal and historical constructions of race impact students and educators.

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