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Ivory Tower: Lessons for a Teacher
Veteran teacher Dottie Blais writes openly about a question that too often is left unspoken and unanswered: How does a teacher's whiteness get in the way of successful multicultural education?
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8 Tips for Educators
Britta Ostermeyer says meeting the emotional and social needs of displaced students will be a long-term effort for schools and communities.
professional development
A Kind and Just Parent
This piece is to accompany An Unconditional EmbraceRead an excerpt from Ayers's book, A Kind and Just Parent.
July 6, 2009
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How Not To Deal With Bullies
The news today brought yet another tragic story of a teen suicide related to bullying. The world lost a promising young man who had seen his share of teasing—like the time he’d dyed his hair pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But this time, he was on the other side of the equation. He was the bully. Along with two other boys, he stood accused by his elite prep school of harassing a fellow student because of that student’s sexual orientation. The school sent the boy home and pressured him to withdraw rather than face expulsion.
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New Lessons to Help You Explore, "Who Is an Immigrant?"
Help your students discover what they have in common with young people around the world with two new elementary lessons on immigration and immigrant experiences.
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Informational
The Power of Language
In this essay, the author identifies vague terminology used by the United States government during World War II to describe their actions toward Japanese Americans and outlines terms that would more appropriately describe the government's actions.
April 28, 2016
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Word Work
Personal Picture Dictionary
A personal picture dictionary is an individual vocabulary and spelling resource students make themselves.
July 19, 2014
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The Resurgence of Hate
The purpose of this activity is to take a look at one of the most famous hate groups, try to understand why its members believe the way they do and learn what can be done to stop hate groups from returning to their historic levels of power and influence.
January 11, 2010
teaching strategy
Responding to the Read-Aloud Text
Author's Chair
Using either a Perspectives central text or their original work, children take on the role of “author,” reading the text aloud and facilitating a class discussion.
July 19, 2014