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Engaging Families and Caregivers

When educators actively engage the people who are central to children’s lives outside of school, they are building networks that support students’ experiences within school as well.

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November 21, 2023

article

January 4, 2012

Winning the Battle of Smart vs. Cool

My student was trying to act like he wasn’t smart. He told his parents that being smart meant not having cool friends. When test time came, he simply made random patterns with the bubbles on his standardized test, scoring one of the lowest scores in the sixth-grade class. The following year, he made a fresh start by earning one of the highest scores on the pretest. I knew I was in for a fight or, rather, a battle that would culminate with a full-on war to maintain. One I hoped to win.

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Seek Justice, Avoid Blame

When an offender or group of offenders is identified, there is a desire among some people to focus solely on discipline and punishment. Appropriate action should be taken against any offender. If a crime has occurred

Topic

Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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Areas of Influence for Educators

This guide is organized with different power dynamics in mind to help educators navigate the content and choose their areas of focus.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Slavery Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

article

August 1, 2018

Who Decides What’s “Civil”?

When acts of protest are met with calls for civility, it’s a good idea to give students some historical context about the concept.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

September 19, 2018

Engendering Inclusivity in a Language Class

Fused male and female symbol drawn with chalk on a blackboard.

Language classrooms allow students to grapple with how gender affects their understanding of the world, but they also allow teachers to engender their own classrooms as inclusive and safe places for all students.

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

article

Issue 60, Fall 2018

Strong Connections

Knikole Taylor explains how technology can be a tool for equity and community.

lesson

Advertisements and You

This lesson starts by showing children some of the kinds of advertisements they might run into online and helping them analyze these ads with a critical eye.

Grade Level

K-2

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

September 26, 2017

text

Informational

J.D. Green

J.D. Green was born into slavery but spent his life resisting the institution by escaping to freedom five times.

Lauryn Mascareñaz

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 7, 2019

student task

Do Something

Persuasive Letters

Students write to a business, school or community leader to call for action in response to a social justice issue from the central text. Alternatively, students can write open, persuasive letters to their peers or family members.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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