SAIL Consulting, LLC

03/23/2022

Being an educator is a noble profession. Banning books, restricting academic freedom, and a call for public review of lesson plans is an attack on the profession. A strong democracy and public education system is one that values our educators and sees them as professionals.

03/12/2022

Sail is reading Shifting the Learning by Jan Burke & Kari Yates. We are committed to continuing our learning and of course serving! We will be hosting a book talk about the book- if you are interested in joining the conversation, let us know!

01/04/2022

In honor of Louis Braille's birthday, take a moment to learn more about Braille. Here's a link to an awesome resource where you can learn the history of braille, how it works and the importance of ensuring our students have access to it! https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/braille/what-braille

01/01/2022

While January 1st marks a new year, we remain committed to learning, acknowledging, and reflecting on our great nation's history (even in its not-so-great moments).

Did you know that on January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, about which he stated: "I never in my life, felt more certain that I was doing right than I do in signing this paper. . . . If my name ever goes into history it will be for this act, and my whole soul is in it.” Indeed!

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A few years back, TIME magazine wrote an article about the dread that January 1st brought to slaves and their families each year. January 1st marked 'Hiring Day' - a day that tore black families apart as some slaveholders would sell or trade individual slaves.

May the positive aspects of social media allow us to spread and shed light on the many ways we can continue to learn about and learn from our country's history. May this also lead to a more just and equitable society, today, this year, and for decades and generations to come.

Sail Consulting wishes everyone a happy new year!

New Year's Day used to be widely known as "Hiring Day" or "Heartbreak Day"

12/20/2021

Can you relate?! You invest in a quality and craft (stickers and all) and then… the moment when a simple slip of your finger may require you to buy an entire new 2022 plan book?

12/07/2021

Had the honor of joining a classroom today for a beautiful conversation about The Ugly Vegetable by author Grace Lin. Teachers so often use PIE to consider the author's purpose. In reality, it's usually not that simple. Grace Lin's TedTalk below deepens the discourse around the author's purpose in writing this book and others. Lin demonstrates the importance of lining our libraries with books that reflect our readers.

What your child reads sets the path for their own self-worth as well as how they see others. Grace Lin is a children's book author/illustrator whose book, “...

07/02/2021

The work is not easy. What's your secret to success?

07/01/2021

05/25/2021

As we head into a day of poetry workshop facilitation with elementary teachers, this BRILLIANT article serves as a smart reminder of our work. Poetry Is open to the interpretation of the individual reader. The sooner we allow young children the ownership of their own analysis, the more enjoyable it will become. It's art. There is no right or wrong answer.

Also: 'How in the name of all that’s moldy did this poem wind up on a proficiency test?'

05/01/2021

Today is a great day to thank a school leader!

02/21/2021

How are the kids? What are you doing to kindle or re-kindle their desire to learn, ask questions and grow their curiosity?

I couldn’t love this more!! Can we please stop being so obsessed with grades?!?