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Tweeting for Change

Students organize and facilitate a live Twitter chat to raise awareness of an anti-bias theme or social justice issue and to encourage change related to this issue.

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6-8 9-12

February 25, 2016

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February 23, 2016

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Even young students notice when their cultures are relevant only during heritage months.

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February 22, 2016

Take It From Me: Auditory Processing Disorder in Class

This high school student with APD shares some classroom and teaching techniques that helped her succeed—and that can benefit all students.

Topic

Ability

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Eliza Uberuaga

Eliza Uberuaga is a senior at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx, New York.

article

February 19, 2016

The Critical Legacy of Harper Lee

The passing of this literary great reminded us: We’re still learning from her masterpiece.

article

February 18, 2016

Inviting Arts and Literacy Into the Classroom

This first-grade teacher invites Broadway stars to his classroom to build students’ literacy skills in a fun and exciting way.

Topic

Ability Bullying & Bias

article

February 17, 2016

An Earth Day Event for Building Community

Earth Day is still two months away, but it's not too early to start planning an event that highlights the importance of preserving the natural world—and that can draw the school and larger community together.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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February 11, 2016

Teaching With Uncertainty

This middle school history teacher uses complexity—and all the uncertainty that comes along with it—as the starting point for his unit on the Middle East.

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Religion Bullying & Bias

article

February 10, 2016

Beyond 'Things Fall Apart': Texts for Young Adults

What comes to your students’ minds when they hear the word Africa? If it’s mostly civil war and famine, you’ll like the diversity of these recommended texts.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

author

Colleen Clemens

Colleen is the associate professor of non-Western literatures and the director of Women's and Gender Studies at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. Her academic work has been published in Feminist Formations and Journal of Postcolonial Writing. Clemens co-hosts the podcast Inside254, which focuses in depth on one current topic about labor, indigeneity, gender or world issues every other week. She can be reached via her blog.

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