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ChangeMakers for an Inclusive and Just Future
LGBTQ+ youth activists from the ChangeMakers Leadership Institute advocate for inclusive education and community resilience in the face of oppressive legislation in Florida.
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Social Media in the Schoolhouse
Twitter, Google Docs and their cousins shrink the spaces between cultures even as they expand the reach of a typical classroom. How can you use them to promote social justice?
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When Teachers Read the World
A teacher book group dedicated to reading diverse literature for young people and adults can foster cultural competence and support anti-bias teaching.
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Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II
Educator Jamilah Pitts introduces ways to discuss Black Lives Matter across all grade levels.
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Doing History in Buncombe County
A community gets to know its own stories—past and present—through the study of slave deeds.
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Reflection: What’s Your FRAME?
This activity encourages students to reflect on their individual cultures and histories, their backgrounds, the things they grew up with (some that may have been in their control and others that they had no choice about), and their values. In the end, students will begin to enlarge their perspective and recognize diversity of belief and background.
July 6, 2009
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Treasure Chest for Change
It is a challenge to help students to learn not only about history but also from it.
January 4, 2011
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How to Seat Students
There are so many ways to mix up student seating at lunch that it can be paralyzing to consider them all. Don’t let this be a stumbling block. The outcome is the same, no matter the path that gets you there: You want to get students to sit with different people at lunch, and you want them to have a conversation so they get to know each other a bit.
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