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Toolkit for “We Are Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams”
Want to take these teachers’ advice? Educate yourself on the deep and complex history of American slavery and how it shaped the American institutions and beliefs about race.
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When Bad Things Are Happening
When news breaks of disaster or violence, your students may want to discuss a crisis as it unfolds. Here’s how.
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Introduction to ‘Reading for Social Justice’
Late on a November afternoon in 2017, I got an email from a professional acquaintance telling me about an informal project in Boulder, Colorado. A group of parents, some of whom happened to also be professors and staff
October 16, 2019
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Creating School Culture That Nurtures Young People
This resource builds on an understanding of holistic child development and offers strategies for fostering family-school-community partnerships and being intentional about building classroom relationships.
August 10, 2025
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Making Space for Tough Talks in Class
One teacher reflects on his first year in the classroom and the importance of trusting students with critical topics.
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Speaking of Digital Literacy…
Understanding how the brain processes information can help students unravel the origins of fake news and other mysteries of the internet.
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Around the Freedom Table
Black and Jewish youths share a heritage of liberation.
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Wings of Witness
A 7th grade Holocaust history project evolves into a memorial sculpture.
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“Your Child Will Be Placed in Level ...”
During the fourth week of school, the form came home, stuffed into my daughter’s backpack: Your student scored a XX on his/her DIBELS literacy test, administered this Fall/Summer. Based on this score, your child will be placed in Open Court Level XYZ [with] TEACHER A...
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Treasure Chest for Change
It is a challenge to help students to learn not only about history but also from it.
January 4, 2011