This piece accompanies the Juliette Hampton Morgan lesson series. Participants learn the importance of being an ally through the story of Juliette Hampton Morgan, a white woman who lived in Montgomery, Alabama, during segregation.
I’m a Teaching Tolerance Fellow, and I’m working to develop classroom resources that balance the requirements of the Common Core State Standards with culturally responsive instruction. I’m hoping to draw upon our readers’ expertise to meet this challenge. What readings or texts do you recommend that answer the call of the Common Core and culturally responsive pedagogy?
If your students haven’t already begun testing, we know it’s right around the corner. This mindfulness practitioner suggests some ways to relieve students’ test-related stress.