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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these LFJ-approved films!
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Building Cultural Bridges: Tips for Teachers
A list of tips for teachers about cultural competence in the classroom.
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Different Colors of Beauty
The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment. Each lesson capitalizes on a slightly different modality of learning. The lessons
September 2, 2011
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Navigating the 2016 Election
Suggestions to help you navigate—and teach about—this year’s presidential election.
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Teach 2016
You want to teach about the election, but there's a lot of hostility and tension getting in the way. Here's your quick guide to surviving the weeks leading up to November 8.
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Open the Door to a Safe Learning Environment
Counselor Torrye Reeves believes there are three keys to keeping parents involved with their kids at school: communication, communication, communication.
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Who Is Your Teacher Today?
When teachers have mentors and teachers of their very own, the results can make a meaningful impact.
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Community Inquiry
Brain Share
During Brain Share, small groups of students rotate through stations, discussing and recording concepts from central texts. This strategy is a modified combination of gallery walks and jigsaw.
July 13, 2014
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Community Inquiry
Fishbowl
Fishbowl is a strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions. Students are separated into an inner and outer circle. In the inner circle, or fishbowl, students have a discussion; students in the outer circle listen to the discussion and take notes.
July 13, 2014