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On Being Trauma Sensitive

Authored by Center X Members, Coaching Blog

Post By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching Programs for the Coaching Partnerships Blog.

As coaches and leaders, we can direct our attention to both ourselves and to the person in front of us when there’s reactivity happening, like an outburst at a meeting from an upset group member.

When in conflict…

Authored by Center X Members, Coaching Blog

Remembering the mindset to “never let a conflict go to waste” might be useful for those times you wish you could walk away from a growing argument within your team or between colleagues or students. Conflict can also be a guide to a new direction when we first listen to our body’s reaction, and then take a brave move to act from a different place.

In the age of AI, students urgently need access to computer science

Authored by Center X Members, Computer Science

Julie Flapan, Director of our Computer Science Equity Project, argues that all students need access to the foundational learning that computer science provides. Computer science can help students grapple with the good and bad of technology, including effects of social media, biased algorithms that lead to inequitable outcomes, and controversial issues around privacy and disinformation that influence our democracy.