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October 16, 2015

Just Say No to Identity-based Spirit Days

As sure as October brings pumpkins and pep rallies, TT Director Maureen Costello knows she’ll hear dis-spiriting news about a school’s offensive choice of spirit week theme. Yesterday was no exception.

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November 18, 2015

How State Standards Represent Indigenous Peoples

In this Q&A blog, education researcher Kate Shuster asks Sarah Shear of Penn State University-Altoona about how indigenous history is taught in U.S. classrooms and why many states’ standards need to be revamped.

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November 30, 2015

Seven Native American Films for High School Teachers

Films are a dynamic way to incorporate accurate instruction and promote cultural awareness of contemporary Native American experiences. Check out this recommended list.

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December 9, 2015

Let Black Students Be Kids: Down With 'Respectability'

We need to push back against the message that students’ intelligence and appearances are related.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Book Smarts

Diversify your library with DIY publishing.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Rewriting History—for the Better

Illustration of a river running through untouched American landscape

More states are including American Indians in their mainstream curricula.

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July 27, 2015

When Mini-Lessons Pack a Punch

Are you short on time, but want to teach your students about role models? This after-school educator offers some practical advice.

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August 19, 2015

Seven Texts to Teach Instead of 'Ceremony'

What’s your go-to text by an indigenous author? This educator calls attention to the limitations of using only Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, and offers a detailed list of suggested additional readings.

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A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

Mari and her family have been sent to an internment camp in Utah. She does not understand what they have done to deserve their internment and longs for her backyard in California where she used to grow sunflowers.

Amy Lee-Tai and Felicia Hoshino (illustrator)

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3-5

Subject

History

April 7, 2016

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Literature

A Slave Auction

Solomon Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery for 12 years before he was freed. This excerpt from his memoir of those years, Twelve Years A Slave, details a New Orleans slave auction.

Solomon Northup

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

History

Economics

April 27, 2016

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