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'That's What I Am: I Am a Teacher'
National Teacher of the Year Betsy Rogers talks teaching, segregation and poverty.
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A District Profile | Black Lives Matter at School
Meet a school district that brought Black Lives Matter into the classroom—and learn how you could do it too.
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Community, Home and Schools—Relationships We Can’t Ignore
Going into children’s communities is the best way for teachers to learn about the cultural wealth existing in homes and to understand the importance of including families in the education of their children.
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The Mystery of the Adolescent Brain
March 10-14 is Brain Awareness Week. Take a moment to learn more about how brain awareness can actually change your students’ attitudes about their own brains—and even help them be more successful in school.
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Toolkit for Race ≠ DNA
This toolkit provides a professional development framework for looking at common misconceptions surrounding race and ancestry, as well as ways to debunk them and build identify-safe classrooms and schools.
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Texas, Textbooks and Truth
A McGraw-Hill textbook is under fire for its characterization of enslaved people as “workers”—the latest example of our national unwillingness to face white supremacist history.
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Seven Native American Films for High School Teachers
Films are a dynamic way to incorporate accurate instruction and promote cultural awareness of contemporary Native American experiences. Check out this recommended list.
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On Whose Shoulders I Stand
Deborah Walker recalls that, growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, fear and rage lived side by side. She credits her lifelong fight for equity to her guardian angels.
November 18, 2014
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Authentic Relationships
Ask any veteran teacher and they will tell you that the stronger the relationship with the student, the less likely behavioral problems will erupt in the classroom. Good relationships equal good classroom management, pure and simple.
July 12, 2009
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Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Teach the Montgomery Bus Boycott in all its complexity and resist telling a simple story. This article is part of a series on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement and complements the curriculum framework of the same name.