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Gear Up for No Name-Calling Week!
Before winter break hits, take some time to plan your school’s celebration of kindness!
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Freedom Schools 50 Years Later
Fifty years after the Freedom Schools of 1964, today’s Freedom Schools continue the legacy.
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Fickle Girls?
Missing an opportunity to speak up creates another opportunity–to practice for next time.
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Native Culture Should Be Taught Year Round
Tribal curricula are changing educational outcomes—for both Native and non-Native students.
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Mix It Up at Lunch Inspires an Activist
This student’s Mix It Up at Lunch journey paid off in happy, social dividends.
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Reflection on Student Engagement
After the re-evaluation of a lesson, this teacher was able to connect with students on a much deeper level.
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Toolkit for “What’s ‘Colorism’?”
Skin color bias affects perceptions and interactions, and yet, how often do educators discuss this phenomenon with their students? This toolkit for "What's 'Colorism'?" offers suggestions on how educators can broach the topic by using a graphic essay published in The Nib.
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Close and Critical Reading
Text-Dependent Questions
Readers must refer back to the central text to answer text-dependent questions and provide evidence from the reading to support their answers. Students provide accurate, relevant and complete evidence. To do this well, students will often need to re-read the text several times. This approach privileges the text over prior knowledge, personal experience and pre-reading activities.
July 19, 2014
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A Message From Our Director
In the aftermath of tragedy, TT director Maureen Costello wants to nurture students who welcome newcomers.