Agents of Change

When we founded Second Avenue in 2006, it was with the mission of improving learning outcomes for all learners. Since our inception, we have focused our work on the twin pillars of equity and efficacy.

This is NOT Normal. How to model civil dialogue in Civics

Reimagine Learning

This is NOT Normal! How to model civil dialogue in Civics

Victoria Van Voorhis

I want you to have access to my most recent webinar This is NOT Normal! How to model civil dialogue in Civics for social studies and history 8-13th grade teachers.

Going to School on the Electoral College

Try telling a classroom of students that it’s possible for a presidential candidate to win the majority of votes in the U.S., but still lose the election—and that it has happened four times. Bush v. Gore wasn’t the first time!

Second Avenue Learning Celebrates the International Year of Light!

Drive around Rochester, New York long enough, and you are bound to run into an optics or imaging corporation. There are the giants, of course: Xerox Corp., Bausch & Lomb, Inc., and Eastman Kodak.

Put the Power of the Pundits in Your Classroom or Your Living Room

Recenly the Iowa caucus, the first test of electability for many of the presidential candidates, was held. Like many voters, we at Second Avenue are thinking about the 2016 election and following it closely.

Author: Victoria Van Voorhis

Agents of Change