Sarah Cooper teaches eighth-grade U.S. history, advises seventh and ninth graders, and is the dean of studies at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Caņada, California. She presents at conferences and writes for Edutopia, MiddleWeb, CommonLit and the Stenhouse blog. Sarah is the recipient of a Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grant from Facing History and Ourselves, for a project on inspiring empathy through spoken word poetry.