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Black LGBTQ History: Teachers Must Do a Better Job
Our curricula should not present a narrow, monolithic narrative about Black history that omits certain voices and identity groups, such as LGBTQ individuals.
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Exchange of Pumpkins
A special part of gardening with youth is not only teaching them where their food comes from but also allowing cultural exchanges to happen.
publication
Make the Most of Teachable Moments
Find moments that can be used for staff and classroom discussion. Focus the conversation on the kind of atmosphere you want at your school and how you can achieve that.
August 27, 2012
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Celebrate Reading Freedom with a Banned Book
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book to teach. It’s the reason I became a high school English teacher. Years ago when my teacher handed me that book, I was both engrossed and frightened to learn of a dystopian world in which books were not only illegal, they were burned.
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Home Visits Offer Insight, Connection
A home visit is a valuable way to build relationships with students and engage their families.
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Unlocking Opportunity
How can educators and school leaders close the achievement gap for African-American girls?
professional development
Religious Diversity in the Classroom
Teaching Tolerance and the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding teamed up to offer educators a free webinar series: Religious Diversity in the Classroom.
September 10, 2014
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‘Education Suspended’
A new report from the Center for Community Alternatives shows how high school disciplinary records are used in college and university admissions.
teaching strategy
Responding to the Read-Aloud Text
Resistant Reading
During resistant reading, students analyze the dominant reading of a text and “resist” it by engaging in alternative readings. Resistant readings scrutinize the beliefs and attitudes that typically go unexamined in a text, drawing attention to the gaps, silences and contradictions.
July 19, 2014
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Letting the Inspiration Flow
A spoken word event reveals how teachers and students can inspire each other.