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The Revolution Will Be Tweeted
This middle school teacher empowered his students to lift their voices in discussions about Ferguson and Eric Garner—by assigning them to tweet.
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Inclusion of Community Wisdom
Partnerships with community organizations can help extend classroom activities, provide additional support for students’ needs and add new perspectives to teaching material—all while sending the message that communities are valuable learning resources.
May 26, 2023
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What’s a Sanctuary City Anyway?
The news has been abuzz with the term sanctuary city since President Trump issued an executive order on the matter. Attorney Naomi Tsu, who directs the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project, explains exactly what sanctuary cities are.
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Student Leadership
Educators and other adults can help students develop their leadership skills in a variety of ways, from preparing students for formal leadership positions to supporting student-driven actions for social justice.
May 26, 2023
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How Inclusive Is Your Teaching About the Environment?
How are you aligning the way you teach about the environment with the rest of your work as a social justice educator?
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Recognizing Caregivers as Funds of Knowledge
When educators take the time to build and sustain engagement with students’ caregivers, they illustrate social justice in action, showing students that their identities and living situations are valuable and worthy of understanding.
May 26, 2023
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Supporting All Learners Through Differentiation
Differentiated instruction honors differences between students and highlights diversity as a positive aspect of the learning process.
May 23, 2023
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Cooperative and Collaborative Learning
Effective collaborative learning requires planning to avoid existing racial, gender, socio-economic, linguistic, academic or other divisions within the classroom.
May 23, 2023
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What We’re Reading This Week: August 17, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Social and Emotional Support
Research shows that students need to feel physically and emotionally supported to learn, but culture, climate and social emotional learning must focus on more than just empathy, kindness and inclusion.
May 26, 2023