Publications
Teaching Tolerance Magazine 2004
Spearheaded special project on Columbine High School, spending nine days at the school in 2004 to report their story of healing and coping five years after the tragedy; published in Teaching Tolerance, No. 26, Fall 2004
Voices of Columbine Article Series -
Click the links below and scroll down on the right-hand side of the webpage to locate the appropriate story in the blue boxes.
In the immediate aftermath of the Columbine school shootings, Principal Frank DeAngelis felt, in his own words, "the weight of the world on my shoulders."
Five years later, he still struggles for answers — and still loves his job.
Teaching Tolerance Research Fellow Emily Vickery spent nine days at Columbine leading up to the five-year memorial of the shootings.
Here are excerpts of her interview with DeAngelis, a man whose face and voice have become intertwined with the story of Columbine.
Thirty-two Columbine teachers have remained at the school. Grief has become its own lesson plan.
Holocaust Survivor Inspires Healing
In the aftermath of the murders of 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School turned to someone who knew first-hand how to overcome tragedy and build a path towards healing.
Through the efforts of a North Carolina artist, Columbine's library houses tranquility.
One Columbine teacher found solace and healing, for himself and others, in an unlikely place: a fish tank.
Work in Progress: Columbine Memorial
A park near the school will become a memorial honoring students, teachers and the community.
EDTECH Magazine 2007
In this project, students learn about themselves while producing multimedia presentations.
As a member of the Center for Teaching Quality TeacherSolutions 2030 team,
Emily co-authored the book, released January 2011, Teaching 2030: What We
Must Do for Our Studentsand Our Public Schools Now Into the Future about the
“powerful, innovative vision that articulates a portrait of education in the year 2030.” GO
Learn more in the article The Teachers of 2030 published in the ASCD May 2010 edition of Educational Leadership - GO - and at Teachers College Press. GO
Read Emly’s interview about the book with Alabama Best Practices Center. GO
Teaching 2030
