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Poetry Encourages Self-Expression
Writing poems can help students address difficult issues and become agents for social change.
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Toolkit for BYOD?
We need to consider equity when we talk about “Bring Your Own Device” policies. This toolkit involves students in conversations that analyze both the financial and emotional costs of implementing a BYOD policy.
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Covering
To cover is to downplay aspects of our identity that make us different from mainstream society. Kenji Yoshino argues that, although we live in an age where the law prohibits many forms of discrimination, people still face pressure to hide who they are.
July 2, 2014
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Community Inquiry
Text-based Fishbowl
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 text-based discussion; students in the outer circle listen to the discussion and take notes.
July 13, 2014
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Word Work
Word Wall
A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from the texts students are reading.
July 19, 2014
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Speak Up for Civility
This year, students are absorbing a lot of negative and inflammatory messages related to the election—often from the adults in their own school communities. We’ve got something that can help.
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Beyond the Barbed Wire
Helen Tsuchiya, born a U.S. citizen, tells what it was like to move from her home to an internment camp surrounded by barbed wire after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
July 2, 2014
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Responding to the Read-Aloud Text
Shared Reading
During shared reading, learners observe experts reading with fluency and expression while following along or otherwise engaging with the text. This strategy should focus on a specific instructional element (or mini lesson) that improves targeted reading comprehension skills while promoting the joy of reading.
July 19, 2014
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Lessons of Tolerance
One young girl's experience on the school bus mirrors problems going on all over the country.
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions. This time, we discuss “colorism” and helping schools in crisis.