An LFJ award winner centers her students’ perspectives in the current conversation about racism, social justice education and the need for an inclusive national narrative.
Felicia Graham (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Social Science & Comparative Education at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. At UCLA her teaching and scholarship focus on youth civic engagement, global media, and decolonizing epistemologies of the global south. Guided by Chicana feminist theory, her current research engages youth in a political and economic critique of media to become advocates for culturally, historically, and politically responsive education based on human dignity, earthly respect, and rooted in the practice of love. Felicia is a student fellow for the
As disinformation about the 2020 election continues to spread, these resources can help you teach students about evaluating sources, recognizing "fake news" and becoming critical consumers of online information.
Asian American stories are often absent from classroom libraries. In this article, one educator explains why this gap is so harmful—and recommends ways to fix it.
Educators are fielding questions from students about recently issued executive orders on immigration, refugee resettlement and a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Here are some suggestions for how to best answer students.
We each have a part to play, a role uniquely ours each day. I’d raised my hand often enough and spoke about equity and LGBT rights during my years in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin School District to convince myself I was accomplishing the role I’d chosen when I decided to teach.