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Toolkit for Lunch Lines
This toolkit will provide you and your colleagues with extra resources for learning about equity issues related to school lunch, as well as an opportunity to take action in making lunchtime a just time at your school.
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Community Inquiry
Save the Last Word for Me (3-5)
Save the Last Word for Me is a comprehension strategy that builds speaking and listening skills by structuring a text-based discussion for students. Students highlight two to three of the most important sentences of the central text, then discuss their text-based responses in small groups.
July 13, 2014
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Word Work
Personal Picture Dictionary
A personal picture dictionary is an individual vocabulary and spelling resource students make themselves.
July 19, 2014
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Online Exclusive! "Becoming Joey"
How can a student begin the walk to school with one name and arrive with another? Hear the story of "Becoming Joey," a poem by Paul Gorski, read by Gabriela Bovea.
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Write to the Source
Fact or Opinion
Fact or Opinion asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and analytical writing skills.
July 19, 2014
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Three Tips for Current-Event Lesson Plans
Do you ever struggle to create a quick lesson about a current event? This teacher offers strategies to do it well.
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Using Song Lyrics to Explore Social Commentary
Many kids listen to music as often as they possibly can. Educators can tap into students’ interests in music by teaching them to critically read the lyrics they are listening to—and promote social justice through that examination.
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Who Would a Literary Character Vote For?
This ninth-grade English language arts teacher—and TT Award winner—offers a creative way for teaching about political candidates.
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When Racist Acts Obscure Racism
We rush to identify, punish and isolate the racists—like members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity—without scrutinizing racism.