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Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
Educator Jamilah Pitts introduces ways to discuss Black Lives Matter across all grade levels.
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Digital Activism Remixed: Hashtags for Voice, Visibility and Visions of Social Justice
As social media engagement among youth continues to rise, students are becoming increasingly exposed to and involved in hashtag campaigns related to themes of identity, diversity, justice and social action.
September 27, 2017
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Labeling Black Male Students “Angry”
A white educator shares her journey with understanding implicit racial bias in teaching.
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Help Students Understand Death
Having trouble talking about death with students? These resources can help.
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Excellence With Equity: A Mentor’s Approach, Part 3
This new-educator mentor discusses how mentoring can expand beginning teachers’ critical lens toward advocacy for students and their professional agency in rerouting the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Sandy Hook Started a Conversation—Now What?
As teachers, our open discussion of tragedies like Sandy Hook is something we can do, today, that will contribute to clear thinking and ethical pedagogy.
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How the World Came to Be
These creation myths, from two different cultures, consider how the world came to be.
July 9, 2014
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Does My Town Have a Racist Past?
How students can convert the shameful history of sundown towns in the United States into a rich opportunity for setting the record straight.
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Before Rosa Parks: Ida B. Wells
The title “Before Rosa Parks” loosely links a number of lessons that discuss African-American women who were active in the fight for civil rights before the 1950s. This lesson highlights Ida B. Wells, who worked tirelessly for racial justice in the South, especially concerning lynching.
July 6, 2009
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