Lisa Sjostrom, director of HKT, has developed numerous curricula and books that are making a positive difference in kids’ lives. HKT offers hands-on training in each of these. Contact us for details and scheduling.
Making Art Together: How Collaborative Art Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms and Communities by Mark Cooper and Lisa Sjostrom (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2006). Cost $26.95. Order online from Beacon Press
This book promises to change the way people think about creating art with kids of all ages—and with adults too. Learn how to walk participants through a democratic process to conceptualize and create art collaboratively: mammoth 3-D sculptures, full-scale billboards, fantasy factories, giant world maps, the sky’s the limit.
Bullyproof: A Teacher’s Guide on Teasing & Bullying in Schools (Grades 4 and 5) by Lisa Sjostrom and Nan Stein (Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, 1995). Cost $19.95. Order online from Wellesley Centers for Women or by phone: 781-283-2510.
Eleven engaging lessons help students draw distinctions between playful and hurtful behavior. Includes class discussions, role plays, case studies, writing exercises, reading assignments, art activities, and nightly homework. Evaluated and proven effective.
Full of Ourselves: Advancing Girl Power, Health & Leadership by Catherine Steiner-Adair and Lisa Sjostrom (New York: Teachers College Press, 2005). Cost $44.95. Order online from Teacher’s College Press
or by phone: 1-800-575-6566.
Geared toward middle school girls, this dynamic program boosts girls’ self- and body-esteem and decreases their vulnerability to developing an eating disorder. Topics include weightism, media literacy, nutrition basics, stress reduction, and the power of healthy relationships. Evaluated with more than 800 girls and proven effective.
Citizenship in Action: Bringing Civics to Life in Middle School by Lisa Sjostrom and Nora Mann (Cambridge, MA: Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, 2003). Cost $30, including CD-ROM. Order online from Project Alliance.
This indispensable program brings to life six core democratic principles: justice, equality, free speech, rights & responsibilities, democracy, and citizenship. Includes debates, interviews, social action projects, and historical analyses. For use with 6th-9th graders in Social Studies or English classes, as well as after-school programs.
Flirting or Hurting: A Teacher’s Guide on Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment in Schools (Grades 6-12) by Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom (Washington, D.C.: National Education Association, 1994). Cost: $19.95. Order online from NEA Professional Library.
Piloted and proven effective in middle and high schools nationwide, this guide includes case studies, ethnography assignments, surveys and quizzes, writing activities, homework ideas, and legal cases to help students distinguish harmless from hurtful behavior. Suitable for use in Social Studies, English, Psychology, or Health classes.
Making Connections: Building Gender Dialogue and Community in Middle School by Jan Surrey, Steven Bergman, Nancy Beardall and Lisa Sjostrom (Cambridge, MA: Educators for Social Responsibility, 2005). Order online from ESR.
Piloted with hundreds of students, this seven-session program helps kids understand and practice what it takes to be a good friend and contributing community member. In the culminating “dialogue,” boys and girls engage in a respectful inquiry about gender differences that breaks down stereotypes.
Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day: curricula and related activities by Lisa Sjostrom (New York: Ms. Foundation for Women, 2005). To learn more visit: www.daughtersandsonstowork.org
Lisa has designed workplace, school, and at-home activities for this national educational initiative since its inception in 1992. Activities get girls and boys thinking about work and family life, and ways to fulfill their potential, in new and creative ways.
Convention 101 for Kids by Lisa Sjostrom and Esther Kohn (Boston: The John F. Kennedy Library and John Hancock Financial Services, 2004). Order by phone: call the John Hancock Community Relations Department: 617-572-5285.
This essential study in American politics and the presidency was originally created to coincide with the 2004 national conventions. In seven lively sessions, 5th-7th grade students play a “Race to the White House” game, debate current events, write campaign speeches, and learn what it takes—and why it’s important—to be an active citizen.
Open Circle Principal’s Handbook by Pamela Seigle and Lisa Sjostrom (Wellesley, MA: Open Circle, 2004). To learn more visit: www.open-circle.org
A primer for principals in Open Circle, a social competency program for students in grades K-5. Includes sections on leadership style, how to create a welcoming school climate, working with parents, running staff meetings, and assessment tools.
When we needed someone to help us design a custom-made student advisory program, Lisa Sjostrom was our top choice. For one, Lisa gets kids, as her many notable curricula make clear. She also has a remarkable ability to listen and respond to her client’s needs. Joni Fishman, Dean of Students
The Rashi School, MA