Articles

Environmental sensitivity and social justice concerns can lead to action.

This teacher’s musings about Max from Where the Wild Things Are leads to a reflection on the ways educators can close opportunity gaps for their students.

In the second of a three-part series, this new-educator mentor explains how to build beginning teachers’ strengths in culturally and linguistically responsive practices.

A special part of gardening with youth is not only teaching them where their food comes from but also allowing cultural exchanges to happen.

Civil Discourse in the Classroom offers step-by-step lessons for engaging in effective argument on divisive issues.

Many kids listen to music as often as they possibly can. Educators can tap into students’ interests in music by teaching them to critically read the lyrics they are listening to—and promote social justice through that examination.

In this second blog of a two-part series, a high school English teacher in the Dominican Republic explains how her students’ exploration of social injustices materialized in an action project that no one involved will ever forget.

In this first of a three-part series, this new-educator mentor explains how mentoring can help new teachers focus on students’ assets rather than their deficits.

Autism is often represented by disconnected puzzle pieces. This symbolism sends an unfortunate message about people with autism that does not promote social justice.

Simulations as professional development? This school administrator argues they can foster empathy for students with learning differences.