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LGBT Teachers Need Allies
When LGBT teachers have to live in fear of being outed, their capacity to service students in an authentic way is diminished.
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Ed Café
Facilities and resources matter. How can educators bridge divides amongst schools?
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Students and Hair: The Freedom to Choose
Give your students a tool to help them evaluate a situation, like an unfair dress code, by teaching them the language of healthy relationships.
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Appendix C: Planning for District-wide Language Access Services
Identify Your District’s “Major” and “Lower Incidence” Languages Use your student information system to create a code for ELL students and families, indicating both ELL status and language spoken. Use a home language
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Motivated students want to learn and are less likely to be disruptive or disengage from the work of the classroom. Motivation stems from numerous factors: interest in the subject matter, perceptions of its usefulness
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Q: A student came in with a “Hillary for Prison” T-shirt, and I suggested it might be inappropriate for school. My administrator told the student that political statements on clothing are allowed, but our dress code says
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Identifying and Responding to Bias Incidents
A bias incident is conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or in part, by bias or prejudice.
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Research shows that a world religions course helps reduce intolerance among students without undermining students' religious beliefs.