professional development
Examining Your School's Climate
Use these resources to assess your school's climate.
July 6, 2009
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Literature
The Skin I'm In (Chapter 4)
Maleeka gets made fun of at school about her clothes, her grades, even the color of her skin. In this chapter, one of her teachers, with white blotches on her face, shows how she's been able to accept the skin she's in.
July 3, 2014
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Teaching the Movement, Beyond Four Famous Words
The March on Washington was more than a backdrop to “I Have a Dream.”
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Multimedia
Being Different Is Like a Part-Time Job
Eighteen-year-old Sandra exemplifies a strong sense of self, as she talks to her peers about why she doesn’t conform to societal gender norms.
December 11, 2014
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Informational
Indian Occupation of Alcatraz
The announcement on November 20, 1969 from 89 American Indians – mostly students from colleges and universities – that they were taking over Alcatraz Island, set in motion what would become the longest occupation of a federal facility by Native Americans to date. This report aired a year later on NBC News, in December 1970, six months before the occupation ended.
July 3, 2014
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Who Would a Literary Character Vote For?
This ninth-grade English language arts teacher—and TT Award winner—offers a creative way for teaching about political candidates.
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Not Only Can Big Boys Cry, They Do
I decided to show a short You Tube video clip in class the other day. It’s a montage of scenes of men crying from various movies complete with cheesy background music, a song Don’t Cry Out Loud. I used it to open a discussion about how stereotypes put unnecessary limitations on people.
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Don’t Look Away From Garissa
I don’t have an answer to the question, “How should I talk to my students about Garissa?” But I have some real fears about the dangers of not contextualizing this incident.
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Why Arizona Needs Ethnic Studies
My mother’s birth certificate, dated 1915 and issued in Brooklyn, New York, gives her name as Maria. I knew her only as Mary, the name that appears on her marriage certificate, her social security card and her gravestone. Her sister Philomena was so determined to get away from her name that she had it changed legally to Phyliss. Their brother Philipo chopped his down to Philip. Their other siblings? Anna became Anne, Elisa morphed into Alice and Cosimo was known to his friends as Pete.
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Denounce the Act
Silence or a lack of response allows fear, confusion, misinformation and distrust to grow.
August 27, 2012