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Civic Education in the Age of Clinton and Trump
For the first time in 34 years, this social studies teacher feels forced to not do his job when it comes to teaching the election.
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Forging Partnerships With Our School Communities
Tapping into community resources conveys to students that their families, their neighbors and they themselves matter.
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How ‘Homegoing’ Has Changed My Teaching
After reading Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing, this teacher is doubling down on his efforts to root the study of literature and written expression in an emancipatory impulse.
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Size Bias As A Social Construction
Body image ideals, like race and gender, are social constructs that have grown out of a combination of history, politics, class, and moral values. One need look back only a few generations, or across cultures, to see
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Finding the Civil Rights Movement in Oregon
As a middle school student, I was perplexed by a quote by George Santayana that my history teacher posted on the wall. It read, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a budding history teacher, it continued to puzzle me.
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Small Stories With Superpowers
Inspired by a Teaching Tolerance story, this educator asked her third-grade students to create original superheroes modeled after themselves.
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Mindfulness: Good for You and Your Students
Teachers and students benefit equally from less stress in the classroom and in their lives. Consider bringing mindfulness—one stress reliever—into your classroom.
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Create Safety by Modeling Vulnerability
This teacher’s choice to be vulnerable with her students transformed the learning experience.