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Heritage months offer opportunities to model yearlong inclusive teaching practices.

From full-length features to 10-minute shorts, these films caught our attention—and deserve yours.

During a day of lessons about Asian-American culture and history, students in this Philadelphia school experienced deep learning and reflection.

If you are the kind of educator who builds a safe and open classroom culture and teaches with a compassionate heart, students will come to you. They will share their secrets. The culture you create in the classroom can often serve as an invitation for students to seek solace and advice outside of class. We have all faced the blessings (and burdens) of our students’ trust. A new study out of Northwestern University (where I teach) reminds us that we must be prepared for our students’ stories to come tumbling out.

An African American art form offers new lessons in harmony.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s work is so powerful and popular that it has never been out of print, selling more than 30 million copies.