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March 14, 2016

Confronting Creepy Crawlies and Implicit Bias

Dealing with outbreaks of lice or bedbugs in the classroom presents a prime opportunity for elementary school educators to examine implicit bias.

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Bullying & Bias

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March 10, 2016

The Trouble With Women’s History Month

The trouble with Women’s History Month—with all these special months—is that they encourage people to think that problems have been solved.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Jimmie Lee Jackson

This essay details Jimmie Lee Jackson’s involvement in the voting rights movement and his violent death at the hands of Alabama state troopers.

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6-8 9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

March 10, 2016

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This essay details James Reeb’s calling to become a minister and—eventually—to join the march in Selma. Although he was tragically murdered following the march, his death had a profound impact on the civil rights movement.

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Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Religion Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

Geography

March 10, 2016

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Viola Liuzzo

This essay highlights Viola Liuzzo’s involvement in the civil rights movement and her tragic murder while shuttling marchers between Montgomery and Selma, Alabama.

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9-12

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Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

March 10, 2016

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March 9, 2016

Uncivil Civics: How Are You Teaching the 2016 Election?

I literally don’t know how I would handle the 2016 election if I were teaching today.

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March 9, 2016

Quitting the Blame Game

A stunning revelation about one of his students led this educator to rethink his teaching practice.

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Class

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March 8, 2016

Why Women’s History Month Matters in 2016

Women’s History Month is a crucial time to remind the nation and the world of women’s important work and the barriers that exist to full gender equality.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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March 7, 2016

Educating “Those Kids”

After a colleague told her, “I’m not coming back next year,” this teacher reflected on what makes her an effective anti-bias educator.

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Jozette Martinez

Jozette Martinez is a middle and high school business teacher in the heart of downtown Denver, Colorado, where she is an eighth-generation resident. She leads her eighth-grade AVID team and coaches her school’s Student Board of Education. She is also an adjunct professor in business and technology, a district trainer of teachers and a national teacher leader instructor through the Center for Teaching Quality, with a focus on social justice, equity and inclusion. She is a writer, guardian, sister, daughter and friend.

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