professional development
Six Lessons from Jena
Six lessons to take from the 2006 "Jena Six" incident.
March 2, 2010
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Seamless Teaching : Navigating the Inclusion Spectrum
Giving Gen Ed teachers the tools to realize the potential of inclusive classrooms.
teaching strategy
Word Work
Four-Fold Vocabulary
Interactive “foldables” help students learn new vocabulary through defining, illustrating and using words in sentences.
July 19, 2014
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.
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Toolkit for LGBT Best Practices
From December 1993 through September 2011, the U.S. military allowed gay and lesbian service members to serve in the armed forces as long as they didn’t disclose their sexual orientation. This policy is commonly referred
teaching strategy
Close and Critical Reading
Directed Reading - Thinking Activity (DR-TA)
While engaging in DR-TA, students interrupt their reading periodically to predict what developments might logically follow. This strategy works well with texts in which the outcome of the narrative is uncertain (e.g., “cliffhangers”).
July 19, 2014
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Advice From the Experts
Q: Some of my world history students have taken to drawing Confederate battle flags on their homework assignments. What should I do?
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Community Inquiry
Affirmation Interview
During Affirmation Interview, students practice verbal and non-verbal communication in the roles of “interviewer” and “interviewee.”
July 13, 2014
teaching strategy
Word Work
Personal Picture Dictionary
A personal picture dictionary is an individual vocabulary and spelling resource students make themselves.
July 19, 2014
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Home Was a Horse Stall
This true story is about the internment of a Japanese American family during World War II.