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It’s Almost Here!
Mix It Up at Lunch Day is on Tuesday, October 27! Here are some things for organizers to think about between now and then.
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A Painter Named Kennedy
Meet Kennedy, of Mombasa, Kenya. His wheelchair doesn’t stop him from making the world a more beautiful place.
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From Cradleboard to Motherboard
Buffy Sainte-Marie's interactive multimedia curriculum transforms Native American studies
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'Homo High'
Some people argue “gay-friendly” schools offer needless segregation. Others say they’re the only chance some kids have to make it.
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Appendix B: Scenarios
The best way to be ready to speak up is to prepare. Here are some prompts to get you started.
July 31, 2012
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A Room of One's Own
In this excerpt, Virginia Woolf declares that any talented woman born in the 16th, 17th, 18th or even 19th centuries would have been so hindered from sharing her gifts due to her sex--and if she somehow overcame this obstacle, her name would not have been tied to her work.
July 7, 2014
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Labor Matters
Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.
July 6, 2009
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Student Advocates Help Realize a DREAM
Oct. 8, was a day of victory for a group of 22 Life Academy students in Oakland, Calif. They are part of a 2-year-old advocacy club called “The Real DREAM Act Movement.” Students met regularly to support in campaigning for the passage of the federal DREAM Act. After several weeks of active letter writing and campaigning, their dream had finally come true: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 131, a companion bill to AB 130, together known as the “California DREAM Act.”
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Against the Current
Alternative certification gives educators a different route to the classroom. Does it make them fish out of water once they get there?
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Building Diversity into the Common Core
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?