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Thoughts for a New Teacher
It’s with mixed emotions that I approach my last day working with the group of student teachers in the graduate course I am teaching. There is so much to learn. Following are lessons I hope all preservice teachers will take as they embark upon the most challenging and rewarding task of their lives: becoming teachers.
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Identity Safe Classrooms and Schools
As an antidote to implicit bias and stereotype threat, educators can build identity-safe classrooms and schools.
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Sikh Eyechart for America

This cartoon eye chart tests for perfect vision, which sees beyond stereotypes and bias and encourages a lens of compassion.
November 18, 2014
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Working for the Common Good
One way to encourage young people to be concerned about the common good is to teach them about “the commons.”
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Standing Up for the Undocumented
Teachers, principals and school districts nationwide are grappling with how to respond to the increase in deportations and heightened fears of students and families.
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Using Cell Phones to Bridge Gaps and Engage Youth
Maybe you’re thinking texting has no place in the classroom. This teacher found some practical applications.
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Looking at Race and Racial Identity in Children’s Books
This lesson, the second in a series, encourages students to think and talk openly about the concept of beauty, particularly as it overlaps with issues of race and racial identity.
September 9, 2011
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Act Up! Drama for Justice
Students write and perform a skit or monologue that brings awareness to a specific issue addressed in the text.
July 13, 2014
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Common Beliefs Survey: Teaching Racially and Ethnically Diverse Students
This professional development activity examines common beliefs that help and hinder work with racially and ethnically diverse students.
July 12, 2009