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Don’t Threaten My Religion
Including religious diversity in academic content lessens the threat to individual belief systems and helps students be college and career ready.
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Teaching Between Worlds
A couple of years ago a student approached me after history class. Avoiding eye contact, he trembled a bit before speaking. His voice was shaking. “I am sorry, teacher,” Armando began. “I could not finish my project. My parents were killed a couple days ago.”
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Action Steps for Educators to Take to Stop Bullying
Use this chart as a starting point to help participants in your staff training identify specific actions they can take.
August 13, 2010
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Memories of Childhood’s Slavery Days (Chapter: Reminiscences), 1909
This text is a long reflection by a woman who was formerly enslaved. The author, Annie, grew up working in the home of her enslaver. The text gives her perspective on the experience of slavery and liberation.
December 14, 2017
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This Land is Ours
“The Ponca’s challenge of the U.S. government marked a turning point on the long path of Indian resistance. Increasingly, after Standing Bear v. Cook, the fight for Native rights would shift from the battlefields to the courtrooms of the growing nation.”
August 9, 2017
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American Patriotic Songs: Context and Perspective
Exploring the historical complexity of this music lets us confront the various voices, functions and stories that a single patriotic song can embody.
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Finding a New Challenge for the Gifted Girl
Katie is the student I imagined all my students would be like when I first started teaching. In my fantasy, all my students were motivated, conscientious and ready to independently tackle any challenge I proposed. In this same fantasy, I was not the wild-haired, one-legged juggler I’ve become, but rather a calm force of wisdom and benevolence.
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Toolkit for "Questioning Payne"
This toolkit for “Questioning Payne” offers ways to shift your school from a deficit-based mind-set to an equity literacy model.