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A Message From Our Director
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes that “Teaching an honest history counters a prevailing narrative that denies the real origins of this country and maintains an unjust society.”
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You Spoke, We Listened
Reader Exchange “Out At Last” from the Summer 2013 issue sparked discussion online. Though I’m an LGBT teacher, I do think that there are professional boundaries and my love life isn’t relevant to my student’s
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Partnering With Museums to Teach Honest History
Looking for support and solidarity in teaching honest history? Partner with a museum.
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Why I Will Not Be Teaching About Charlottesville
After Charlottesville, this black teacher of black and brown students knew that her kids would not want another lesson about bigotry and racism. Here’s what she did instead.
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Home Visits
Family engagement sounds good in theory, but what does it look like in practice? Special thanks to The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project and the Family and Community Engagement Team at Denver Public Schools whose work informed this PD Café.
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Toolkit for Gloria and Rosa Make Beautiful Music
Like Rosa and Gloria, your students have surely noticed inequities between different schools. Get them talking about these issues upfront!
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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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Foul Line—1987
In this poem, a black woman carefully analyzes her interaction with a white waitress, whose actions, although civil, are smoldering with superiority.
July 5, 2014
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Still I Rise
Using repetition, similes and metaphors, this poem speaks of overcoming oppression—specifically slavery—with poise and pride. Despite all of the hardships, the speaker emphasizes a sense of confidence and hope.
July 3, 2014