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Out of the Mouths of Babes
Even young students notice when their cultures are relevant only during heritage months.
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Toolkit for Beautiful Differences
Want to teach students about ability and access? Try this lesson.
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Leveling the Economic Playing Field
Can pro-equity policies reduce divides between the “haves” and “have nots”? An after-school educator thinks so.
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Community Inquiry
Fishbowl
Fishbowl is a strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions. Students are separated into an inner and outer circle. In the inner circle, or fishbowl, students have a discussion; students in the outer circle listen to the discussion and take notes.
July 13, 2014
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The Gulf Oil Spill: An Environmental Justice Disaster
This year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was clearly a disaster for the environment. But it has also been a disaster for people, and it did not affect everyone equally.
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Write to the Source
So What?
So What? asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative skills when writing to gain the understanding of others.
July 19, 2014
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Toolkit for Meet the Family
Family visits can be helpful for teachers and students, yet it can be hard to figure out how to incorporate them. This team professional development activity gives teachers a chance to determine how family visits might work in their school context.
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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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