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A few years ago, a picture from The Roanoke Times became the fodder for emails and blog posts. It spread across the Internet in a matter of days, eventually ending up on late-night network talk shows. It began as part of a simple and obscure local news story about road construction. In the article, a pregnant woman in her 30s wondered what effect the high decibel sounds of jackhammers and earth-moving equipment would have on her unborn child. What made this conjecture so worthy of scorn and mockery?

Students need historic context to connect activism of the past to social issues in the present.

Walter Dean Myers’ treasure to us was his gift of beautiful writing, with its poignant life lessons and heart-wrenching stories.

Welcoming a temporary student holds lessons in empathy and respect for the whole class.

Students want to know teachers have their backs. Reassure them by answering these two questions.

Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.

Supporters of the scientific consensus on the human role in climate change and those who deny this consensus are ramping up their messages these days, causing a serious dilemma for science teachers. How can educators act on this teachable moment?

Most bullying prevention is aimed at students. 
What happens when adults are the aggressors?

Positive discipline can teach students self-respect and empathy.

This toolkit provides five tools to help focus mentors’ and instructional coaches’ observations on the dynamics that help create equitable classrooms.