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Rethinking Family Engagement During School Closures
Taking time to check assumptions about family engagement can make a huge difference in the lives of your students and their caregivers.
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Discovering My Identity
In this lesson, students will describe aspects of their identities such as race, gender, ability, religion and more. Then after exploring Marley Dias' Black Girls Books campaign, students will analyze book illustrations and write their own book review noting how characters are similar and different from them.
October 6, 2016
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Supporting Students from Immigrant Families
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that it's a "school decision" whether educators report undocumented students to ICE. Not only does this suggestion conflict with settled law, but it also fundamentally undermines the promise of our schools as a place where all students can thrive. This edition of The Moment offers guidance on how to speak up for the children in your care.
- Support Students From Immigrant Families
- Educators Resist East Tennessee ICE Raid
- Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff
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For My Students, the Women’s March Is Just the Beginning
When this teacher saw how devastated her feminist student group was by the 2016 election, she decided to do something to make them proud. She decided to march.
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My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer
The celebration of Pride and Juneteenth offers an opportunity for reflection on intersecting identities and highlights the need to support and make space for Black LGBTQ youth.
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My School Votes
Tune in to this webinar to get your high school students ready to vote! Along with special guest and My School Votes Director Andrew Amore, we will go over strategies for building school-based voter registration campaigns.
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Help Ensure Immigrant Families Have What They Need
Recent rule changes prompted fearful immigrant parents and caregivers to disenroll eligible children from support services. Educators can help clear up the confusion.
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Equity Matters: Engaging Families Through Home Visits
In the second Equity Matters webinar, educators will discuss family engagement as one of many keys to student success. Find out how to implement home visits as a way to effectively and positively interact with students, families and communities.
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Voting and Voices: Engaging Students and Families in Democracy
Join Rock the Vote and Learning for Justice for a webinar on how you can engage your students and school community in our diverse democracy.
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Literature
A Letter to My Nephew
In this letter, James Baldwin expresses his love for his nephew and describes the hardships of life as a Black man in the United States.
June 22, 2022