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Rethinking Family Engagement During School Closures
Taking time to check assumptions about family engagement can make a huge difference in the lives of your students and their caregivers.
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Intersectionality
Intersectionality has become a buzzword in education, but what does it mean and why is it important in schools? This webinar will help participants understand intersectionality and offer strategies for putting knowledge into practice.
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Curriculum and Instruction
The topics and strategies in this section provide tools to help educators build students’ understanding of justice and develop skills to take action and participate in a diverse democracy.
May 23, 2023
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Loving and Nurturing Young People
The author of ‘Humans Who Teach’ encourages us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being.
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Appendix B: Supplemental Materials
Supplemental materials to help you advocate for teaching hard history.
November 21, 2023
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Home Visits
Family engagement sounds good in theory, but what does it look like in practice? Special thanks to The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project and the Family and Community Engagement Team at Denver Public Schools whose work informed this PD Café.
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Part III: Planning Workbook
Before You Begin: The Planning Committee Activity A: Review Best Practices 1. Take turns reading the standards aloud. As you read, discuss each standard and address any questions or concerns group members may have—about
October 16, 2019
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Teachers, Facebook and Civic Engagement
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, many people—educators chief among them—joined activist Facebook groups. Researchers at the University of Florida studied how these groups influenced educators’ civic engagement. Here’s what they learned.
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Student Leadership
Educators and other adults can help students develop their leadership skills in a variety of ways, from preparing students for formal leadership positions to supporting student-driven actions for social justice.
May 26, 2023
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Teach Truth: Resist Efforts to Censor and Whitewash History
The accurate history of American slavery should be taught to children in age-appropriate and honest ways that develop critical thinking, while recognizing that Black history is U.S. history and goes beyond slavery. These LFJ publications—including Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, a K-12 curriculum framework—reinforce the importance of teaching this history honestly and provide resources for educators and parents.
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
- Survival, Resistance and Resilience