lesson
Our Groups of Friends
In this activity, students examine the diversity of their groups of friends.
January 21, 2012
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Shared Inquiry and Critical Conversations
Inclusive classrooms must function as learning communities built on shared inquiry and critical conversations.
May 26, 2023
publication
The Hierarchy of Hate in School
Whether looking at news media reports or reading educator stories, it’s clear that hate and bias are national, not regional, issues. We saw both media and educator reports from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in 2018
April 23, 2019
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Teaching With Tech Equity in Mind
An Oakland-based nonprofit empowers low-income youth of color with technology skills.
teaching strategy
Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Liberation Literature and Counter-narratives
This strategy exposes students to literature that places out-group identities at the center of the curriculum.
July 13, 2014
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Why I Teach: Providing the Path
The first time I met Donnie (not his real name), he was wearing a green dress with gold trim, had shoulder-length hair, and wore glasses frames with no lenses. His hair was matted and he was covered in dirt. His eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears. He would not speak to me for the first 20 minutes. And then, in a flood of emotion, he began to tell me his plight.
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Informational
Witch Hunting
In this essay, the author draws parallels between the "witch hunts" experienced in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts and in 1950 in the U.S. government at U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's urgings.
June 20, 2016
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Informational
1982: The AIDS Epidemic
In his article, physician and journalist Lawrence K. Altman describes the early cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the uncertainty that surrounded the infectious disease at its naming.
July 5, 2014
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Literature
Esperanza Rising
After her father's death, Esperanza and her mother are left with few options and forced to flee to America. The immigration officers are only the first obstacle they must face. Beyond them, the Great Depression and an uncertain future awaits.
July 7, 2014
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Literature
What Is Talmud?: A Jewish tale set in medieval Germany
This story introduces the Talmud, an important book in the Jewish faith that contains the ideas and teachings from hundreds of rabbis. A father reads a story from the Talmud to his daughter and they talk about its meaning.
July 3, 2014