Essays & Articles

Parker Palmer

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Sam Intrator

"The Person in the Profession: Renewing Teacher Vitality through Professional Development" (377 Kb)
by Sam Intrator and Robert Kunzman, The Educational Forum (Fall 2006)
A teacher's vocational vitality, or capacity to be vital, present, and deeply connected to his or her students, is not a fixed, indelible condition, but a state that ebbs and flows with the context and challenges of the teaching life. In light of this, an emerging form of professional development programming explicitly devoted to nourishing the inner life or core dimensions of teachers is increasingly important for today's educators.

"Starting with Soul" (2.4 Mb)
by Sam Intrator and Robert Kunzman, Educational Leadership (March 2006)
Rekindling teachers' deep sense of purpose is no luxury.

“The Heart of a Teacher: Making the Connection between Teaching and Inner Life" (160 Kb)
by Sam M. Intrator
Dr. Sam Intrator gave this keynote speech about the Courage to Teach program in November 2004 at the Tenth Anniversary of the International Step By Step Association in Budapest, Hungary.

"Introduction to Honoring the Teacher's Heart"
by Sam M. Intrator
Introduction from Stories of the Courage to Teach-Honoring the Teacher's Heart, by Sam Intrator, Jossey-Bass Publishers, © 2002.

Longitudinal Evaluation of the Courage to Teach Program  (204 Kb)
by Sam Intrator

Rick and Marcy Jackson

"COURAGE TO TEACH®: A Retreat Program of Personal and Professional Renewal for Educators"
by Rick and Marcy Jackson, from Section IV, Stories of the Courage to Teach-Honoring the Teacher's Heart, by Sam M. Intrator, Jossey-Bass Publishers, © 2002.

Scott Driscoll

"Courage to Teach" (4.3 Mb)
by Scott Driscoll, Horizon Magazine (September 2005)
This well written article describes a Courage to Teach program in Washington State, following a group of teachers in retreat, and back in the classroom.

Rachel Boechler

"Standing in the "Tragic Gap"
by Rachel Boechler. Published by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (October 2004)