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Reflecting on the "American Dream"
What do we mean by the “American Dream”? This educator has some ideas for meaningfully engaging students with this topic.
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Helping Girls Find Their Voices
Girls are more likely to have low self-esteem than boys, and what happens during classroom discussions can play a role, for better or worse.
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Pathways to Success
Every student teaches you something, and this educator will never forget the powerful lesson one student taught him about the diverse ways students can show their learning.
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Beyond the Bus
The 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is around the corner. Teach this critical history with our new publication and webinar.
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Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation
With only one wing, the little bird cannot fly to the raspberry patch with her brothers. As luck would have it, she meets a little dog, a chipmunk, and a frog who work together to get them all across the street to the raspberry patch.
July 2, 2014
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Supriya's Bowl: A Buddhist Tale of Giving
This story speaks of the importance of giving. When hard times fall on his land, Buddha reaches out to the wealthy, asking them to help feed the poor. The rich people grumble and refuse until a young, well-to-do girl steps forward and offers to take her bowl from house-to-house to be filled for those less fortunate than herself. Supriya succeeds and many in the land fill her bowl and their own to give to the poor.
July 3, 2014
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Joseph’s Castle in the Sky
A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.
January 23, 2017
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Responding to the Read-Aloud Text
Cracking the Code
During Cracking the Code, students examine texts for bias related to race, gender, class, religion, age and sexual orientation, among other identity categories.
July 19, 2014
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Take It Outside
Nature learning is formative in early childhood, and it can happen in even the most urban settings.
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Joseph’s Castle in the Sky
A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.