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What’s Your Plan for Managing Difference?
Need tips for managing the dynamics of a multicultural, multiracial class? Here are four ideas to help you put a plan in place.
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“Hacking” as Critical Literacy
"Hack jams" encourage students to question reality, challenge texts and authors, and practice becoming agents of change in the world.
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Toolkit for "Own Your Voice"
This toolkit for "'Own Your Voice'" is a three-part activity for grades 8–12 that engages students with the Maria Hinojosa interview and asks them to conduct their own interviews that amplify “voice” and tell untold stories.
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Lift-Ups Instead of Put-Downs
We know cliques are common in the middle grades, but don’t forget how prevalent they are in the elementary years. Here’s how one educator helped her young students understand that inclusion isn’t just “nice”—it’s fun, too!
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A Tale of Two Teachers
As your students move on to the next grade, what will they remember about you?
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Ally or Accomplice? The Language of Activism
A new use of the word accomplice pushed this educator to rethink her activist approaches inside and outside the classroom.
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Community Inquiry
Socratic Seminar
A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.
July 13, 2014
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Word Work
Word Wall
A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from central texts students are reading.
July 19, 2014
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Catching Kids Before They Sink
Laura Sofen’s inner angry teenager guides her each day as a teacher.
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