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When the news about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School broke on Friday, we quickly issued some advice for teachers heading back to school on Monday.

When I announced the annual personal narrative assignment, my students groaned. Every year I get the same response. Most of my students would rather write fantasy or even research papers than compose a story about something real, but the state standard in Oregon requires the narrative.

Evidence from the Human Genome Project.

Breaking! The president of the Boy Scouts of America urges his organization to remove its ban on gay adult leaders.

We had a hard conversation at our department meeting today. San Bernardino: What should we say to our community?

When election rhetoric threatened their district culture, this group of California teachers organized a “Teach In.”

This toolkit accompanies the story corner “Michael's Diary” and provides classroom resources for making student journals, as well as prompts that encourage students at all grade levels to express who they are through writing.

For some marginalized students, profound learning happens in the space between lessons.

Kids who don’t “get it” may need a new approach, not slower teaching.

After regretting her response to a student’s body-image concerns, this teacher plans to use her own body struggles to offer a stronger response next time.