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November 15, 2012

Helping Boys Become Readers

Many boys at my school struggle with reading. Most are more interested in video games and outdoor activities than books. Our school is not an anomaly.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Steve Wessler

Steve Wessler is the founding director of the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence at the University of Southern Maine.

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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Teaching at the Intersections

Illustration of child surrounded by colorful geometric patterns

Honor and teach about your students’ multiple identities.

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January 17, 2017

Dear President-elect Trump

Three recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching have an urgent message for President-elect Trump.

Topic

Rights & Activism

teaching strategy

Close and Critical Reading

Think Aloud requires readers to stop during their reading to think, reflect and discuss their process. Readers talk about skipping text, rereading, searching back in the text for information, questioning, clarifying, summarizing, making connections, reflecting, predicting and visualizing.

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3-5

July 19, 2014

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June 16, 2016

Imagining Alternative Futures Through Futurist Pedagogy

As educators, we must push past the call to “prepare students for the future.” This approach is insufficient and ultimately hazardous.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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January 12, 2016

Hate Speech Overheard

When students see you ignore hateful language, they are learning an important lesson—and not the kind you want them to learn.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 18, Fall 2000

Signs of Remembrance

A school for the deaf celebrates Dia de los Muertos.

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Ability

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July 7, 2009

Culturally Responsive Curriculum at a Glance

Culturally responsive curriculum is a critical element in reversing poor academic performance in students of color.

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Edna Brown

Edna Brown is a veteran English Language Arts teacher, essayist, poet and social justice advocate residing in St. Louis. She began her career with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Maryville University and teaching adults with disabilities in one of the first community-based group homes in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Edna went on to study social work at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. Finally, she earned master’s degrees in both Secondary Education (Curriculum and Instruction) and English (Composition) from the University of Missouri, St. Louis

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