The FuelEd Blog

FuelEd was founded to bridge the gap in new teacher preparation.

FuelEd trainer, HyoYoung Minna Kim, shares powerful insights on the inextricable link between self-care and community care.

FuelEd partner, Sheila Whittle, shares vulnerable reflections on burnout and hope.

FuelEd trainer, HyoYoung Minna Kim, shares important reflections on the centrality of educator well-being in healing fractured systems.

Welcome to Part 1 of the Think Safe series where you'll hear from Derek Espadas, seasoned educator and FuelEd trainer. In this series, Derek will lead school leaders through the process of developing a relationship-driven leadership style.

There are no quick fixes. Teachers carry so much in their day-to-day lives—along with lunch duty and lesson planning, educators are often on the front lines of supporting students with unique educational and emotional needs. They are coaches, encouragers, and mentors—they give math lessons, relationship advice, and snacks— sometimes all at once. It’s a lot to carry.

Want start your personal learning and development? The following books tap into foundational truths that can be adapted for all types of educators and learning environments.

Our work at FuelEd is based on the principle that relationships drive learning. This first in a series of foundational articles outlining the scientific basis for FuelEd's program, how relationships drives learning, and why this knowledge matters to educators.

In this second of four foundational posts, we explore the skills needed for educators to serve as “secure attachment figures,” and point to the potential for all educators to heal trauma, transform attachment styles, and catalyze academic, social, and emotional learning.

In this third of four foundational posts, we take a look at an essential ingredient in an educator’s ability to build secure relationships: their own self-awareness.