professional development
Identities
This piece accompanies Social Justice Standards: Unpacking Identity
April 17, 2014
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A Place to Stand
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the need to commemorate the toll of slavery.
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Endrew Who?
Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision could transform the lives of millions of children with disabilities. So why aren’t we talking about it?
teaching strategy
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Anchor Charts
An anchor chart is an artifact of classroom learning. Like an anchor, it holds students' and teachers' thoughts, ideas and processes in place. Anchor charts can be displayed as reminders of prior learning and built upon over multiple lessons.
July 13, 2014
teaching strategy
Word Work
Word Web
Word webs are mind maps that promote active learning and help students develop higher-order thinking skills. Students map their thinking in a graphic organizer based on a Frayer model.
July 19, 2014
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Building a Community of Upstanders With the ABF
Having laid the groundwork for why her school mixes it up in the first of a three-part series, this Mix Model School coordinator explains how TT’s Anti-bias Framework plays a central role.
student task
Do Something
Buddy Share
Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.
July 13, 2014
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Intervene With Mean - Part One
Not all kids need the same interventions. Check out part one of our three-part series for bullying interventions that can help the majority of students.
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student task
Do Something
Oral Interviews
Students conduct interviews and record personal experiences focused on a specific theme. They synthesize and present the information as a drawing, poster, paragraph or bulletin board.
July 13, 2014