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Helping Students Realize Their Potential
Tracy Oliver-Gary is helping students realize their full potential.
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Getting More Black Men into the Classroom
Walter Sherrill made chemistry cool. He was the sort of refined man who seemed to glide across a room. His voice never rose above a quiet tone, and he wore a mostly stern expression on a peaceful countenance as he explained scientific equations. I cherished the rare times he smiled—or on occasion—chuckled at the ludicrous conclusions of his high school students.
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Access to College in New York—and Beyond
The free college tuition movement is gaining some traction.
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Place as a Mirror of Self and Community
Students will understand difference and community by exploring a special place in their lives.
August 18, 2009
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Step Outside the Teacher Box
Sometimes teachers have to think outside the box to reach students. This educator found his work requires great expansion.
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Close and Critical Reading
Text Graffiti
This strategy exposes students to multiple short pieces of a text before they read it in its entirety. Students read selected quotes out of context and comment on both the selection and the comments of other students. The activity ends with students reflecting on their reactions to and predictions about the text.
July 19, 2014
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Winter Break Self-care
We know many of you will spend winter break reflecting on your work this fall and planning for the spring. But we hope you'll take some time for yourself, as well. These TT resources offer recommendations for preventing, recognizing and addressing teacher burnout so you can bring your best self back to your students in the new year.
- Burnout Blues
- Toolkit for “I thought about quitting today…”
- Teachers Supporting Teachers
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National Mix It Up Day 2018
National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is next week! If you haven't started planning yet, don't worry: This edition of The Moment has everything you need to design a SUPER Mix experience your students won't forget. And if you can't participate on October 23, no big deal. Mix It Up can—and should—happen all year long.
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February 21, 2019
Empowering Teachers to Become Activists
After noticing tension within their school community, teachers, students and staff planned a one-day workshop for local educators called “Understanding the Muslim American Experience: Leadership Training.”
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Labor Matters
Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.
July 6, 2009