CA Association of Teachers of English 2025 Convention

The Personal Creed Organization

Burlingame CA. March 2025 – Who Says You Can’t Teach It? Introducing the World Wisdom Project

Discover a groundbreaking classroom project 25 years in the making, and turn your students loose on its central question: Can traditional wisdom help teenagers deal with challenges they face today? Guide students through readings, songs, and videos thought to carry wisdom including every culture represented in your classroom, conduct intergenerational community interviews, and spark increasingly engaging conversations. Coach them to culminate the project with often surprising and inspiring analytical essays. Recalling our session’s conversations on poetry from Rumi, Amanda Gorman and Jimmy Santiago Baca, you’ll leave with plans, resources, and access to online coaching to help your students discern wisdom they can use today.