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What We’re Reading This Week: July 7
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Celebrate Black History Month and Teach Black History All Year
In celebration of Black History Month, we offer a new resource page. From articles and publications to videos, lessons and stories, we’ve collected some of our best resources to help you learn about and elevate Black history in all of its complexity. Whether you’re building your own knowledge, looking for ways to expand your teaching of Black history, or celebrating stories with your family, we hope you’ll use these resources. Young people deserve to learn this history in ways that are accurate, comprehensive and age appropriate.
- Learn From and Honor Black History
- A Call for Anti-Bias Education
- Teaching the Movement’s Most Iconic Figure
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Understanding and Countering Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Schools
Amid a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia, we all need to help ensure young people’s right to an education free from bigotry in an inclusive and supportive environment.
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Painting a Just Picture: Art and Activism
Co-hosted by experts from the National Gallery of Art, this webinar will offer new understandings of American visual art and its role in helping us understand our history.
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Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy
Does your teaching include these five standards? Take a deep dive with this self-check, originally produced by the Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence at the University of California.
May 4, 2011
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#NoDAPL: Teaching the Value of Protest
The protests at Standing Rock offer four valuable lessons for students of all ages.
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One Year Later: Reflections on Charleston
The massacre at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, deeply saddened us—but also galvanized us. On the anniversary of the attack, six TT staffers remember.
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“Science Serves Everyone”
Supporters of the scientific consensus on the human role in climate change and those who deny this consensus are ramping up their messages these days, causing a serious dilemma for science teachers. How can educators act on this teachable moment?