Gabrielle Birkner, Chalkbeat

Gabrielle Birkner

Chalkbeat

Los Angeles, CA, United States

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Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Chalkbeat
  • Chalkbeat New York
  • Kveller
  • Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Past articles by Gabrielle:

Her students were babies during lockdown. Here’s how that’s changed her approach.

This veteran preschool teacher says many of her students are in a school or care setting — or even leaving their house — for extended periods of time for the first time ever. Here’s how she’s adapted. → Read More

Meet Chalkbeat’s 2022-23 Student Voices Fellows

Six high school students from New York City and Newark will share their stories in Chalkbeat. → Read More

Interested in becoming a Chalkbeat Student Voices Fellow? Here’s how to apply.

This paid writing fellowship is open to students in NYC and Newark. → Read More

Student voices on Uvalde: Our leaders ‘are just not going to protect us’

American teens have grown up practicing active shooter drills and scrolling through ‘thoughts and prayers’ tweets. Here, they share how gun violence affects their lives, schools, and neighborhoods. → Read More

Meet Chalkbeat’s Student Voices fellows

These high school students will be writing about their lives and education. → Read More

This NYC counselor is helping students work through COVID-era trauma

After Randy Bowen lost three family members to COVID-19, he knew he needed to prioritize the activities that center him, such as meditating and riding his bike, so that he could show up for his... → Read More

They were at school on 9/11. Here’s what happened inside the classrooms.

Teachers and students share memories of September 11 on the 20-year anniversary of the terror attacks. → Read More

Apply to be a Chalkbeat Student Voices fellow

Here’s what to know and how to apply to our inaugural essay-writing fellowship. It’s open to high school students in Chicago, Newark, and Philadelphia. → Read More

This singing principal of viral video fame wants students to know they are loved. A call from Oprah would be nice, too.

Marcus Gause, principal of T. Wingate Andrews High School in High Point, N.C., sang "I Will Always Love You" to high school graduates. The world noticed. → Read More

How I Teach: This NYC teacher says empathy is a ‘radical’ act

Islah Tauheed scrolls with care and teaches her students to empathize (not sympathize). → Read More

This NYC bilingual educator shares what it means to teach for ‘equity, not equality’

Rebecca Quiñones, who was named to the International Literacy Association’s 30 Under 30 list, spoke recently with Chalkbeat about what it takes to master a new language and how she puts the needs of her English learners first. → Read More

‘This is something I can do now’: What Kamala Harris’ ascension means for girls of color

Across America, Black, brown, and Asian students look to the Biden administration with hope, pride, and great expectations. → Read More

No instruments, no problem: Amid the pandemic, this Bronx teacher is embracing new ways of making music

Alfredo Hernandez embraces change. He sees it as part of the job, coronavirus or no. → Read More

Why this election matters to teens

New York City teenagers discuss their respective political awakenings and why this election matters to them. → Read More

This NYC science teacher says remote learning is here to stay

By the time COVID-19 shuttered schools, Brian Nagy — part of New York City’s remote teaching pilot program — had been giving real-time lessons online for months. → Read More

Ideas to power next school year in NYC: How to confront trauma and foster healing

When schools reopen, many students will face mental health challenges. Here’s what might help. → Read More

Ideas to power next school year in NYC: How can we use and improve remote learning?

7 lessons from the COVID era, and how they could inform how teachers teach and students learn → Read More

8 Unexpected Upsides of a Socially Distant Seder –

When we wrote the Kveller Haggadah in 2019, preparing for a seder during a pandemic was not on our radar. What a difference a year makes! We, too, wish we could gather with friends and family this Passover. However, as we’ve been contemplating our seders in these sad and scary times, we’ve started to realize … → Read More

This Rabbi Is an Elle Cover Model –

It’s (sadly, stupidly) rare to see a 45-year-old woman on the cover of a mainstream women’s magazine. It’s rarer still to see a 45-year-old woman who is not a movie star. But one recent cover model really breaks the mold: She’s a rabbi. Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur — spiritual leader, public intellectual, mother of three, avowed … → Read More

Why this Indianapolis teacher no longer tells students their hoop dreams are unrealistic

Andrew Pillow used to think it was his job to disabuse students of the notion that they would grow up to be professional athletes. No more. → Read More