Lights, Camera, Social Action!
Get inspired to get your students inspired! The Summer 2014 issue shows that students are never too young to understand social justice or to harness their capacity to make change—in their schools, communities and the world. From a profile of a first-grade class advocating for people with differing abilities to a feature about students leading restorative justice initiatives, the stories in this issue show the good that can happen when students are given opportunities to use their power and take charge. The cover story even includes step-by-step directions for teaching students to make their own documentaries!
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Features
Lights, Camera, Social Action!
Documentary films can expose students to the world—and inspire them to change it.
Identity. Diversity. Justice. Action.
Introducing the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards.
Beautiful Differences
Think your students are too young to discuss differing abilities? Think again.
Radical!
Nine visionaries who changed the way we think about education.
An Educator’s Guide to the Immigration Debate
What you need to know to facilitate classroom conversation about this controversial topic.
Playing to Learn
Play isn’t just for recess—it’s integral to the way children learn.
Take It Outside
Nature learning is formative in early childhood, and it can happen in even the most urban settings.
Meet the Mix It Up at Lunch Day Model Schools
Get great ideas for your school's Mix event!
Native Youth Think Globally, Act Locally
These student activists knew their community’s issues were relevant worldwide—so they made their voices heard globally.
Raising Inequity
Fundraising has become standard for most schools—but an education system that relies on private donations will never be equitable.
Restoring Justice
Restorative disciplinary practices look to students to help make schools safer.
