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February 6, 2012

See the Riches Students in Poverty Bring

I am intellectually aware of Paola’s poverty. Nine out of 10 students at our school come from families whose income level meets the federal poverty guidelines. Paola, an immigrant from El Salvador, is one of them. The first-grader lives in a small apartment with her grandma, mom, sister and uncle. Combined, the adults earn less than $26,170 a year.

Topic

Class

article

October 4, 2013

Football Drama

Anti-LGBT sentiment mars a Mississippi theatrical performance.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

professional development

Identities

This piece accompanies Social Justice Standards: Unpacking Identity

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

Instruction

April 17, 2014

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Multimedia

A Priceless Lesson in Humility

Felipe Morales' telling account of an encounter with a blind woman on the streets of Washington, D.C. was recorded for This I Believe. The NPR project features brief personal essays in which people from diverse backgrounds discuss how their values affect their daily lives.

Felipe Morales

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Ability Class Immigration

July 2, 2014

teaching strategy

Community Inquiry

Save the Last Word for Me (3-5)

Save the Last Word for Me is a comprehension strategy that builds speaking and listening skills by structuring a text-based discussion for students. Students highlight two to three of the most important sentences of the central text, then discuss their text-based responses in small groups.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, SL.3-5.1

July 13, 2014

student task

Do Something

Consuming and Creating Political Art

Students examine the history of political art. They then create their own murals, political cartoons or posters, demonstrating an understanding of social justice issues.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

the moment

The Diversity of Asian American and Pacific Islander Identities

As we continue to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we hope educators commit to uplifting the diversity of AAPI identities year round. These resources offer ideas for including AAPI stories and valuing the lived experiences of AAPI people in our learning spaces, regardless of our own identities and those of our students.