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The Key to Post-Truth Teaching: Epistemology and Knowledge
How students learn to know and understand knowledge is essential to teachers’ work in the “post-truth” era.
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Teaching Toward Liberation
In our newest Q&A, author and educator Jamilah Pitts shares her thoughts on liberation education and recommendations from her new book, Toward Liberation. Teaching is undeniably difficult, and historically racist educational institutions make it harder. But Pitts offers a vision that leaves space for joy through a teaching practice that is liberatory rather than oppressive.
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"Playing Teacher" Gets in the Way of Teaching
Have you ever found yourself reverting to a “teacher voice” like this blogger? Read how she uses cognitive defusion to help refocus her teaching on her values.
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Teaching After the Napa Valley Wine Train Incident
After learning that a group of mostly African-American women was removed from a wine train for allegedly being too loud, this teacher reflects on how similar dynamics affect students in classrooms.
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Teaching the Value of Work
The shaming of an actor who took a job at a grocery store reminds us to rethink how we teach students about success, equity and hard work.
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A Need to Speak: Teaching About the 2016 Election
This teacher argues that educators can’t shy away from discussing the current political climate. Students need to learn how to navigate explosive, emotional conversations in ways that nudge the discourse back toward civility.
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How the Teaching Tolerance Award Expanded My Teaching Family
Learn from 2016 TT Award winner Cody Miller about how the award influences professional practice.
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Teaching About Activism: The Era of Antebellum Reform
Read why this teacher thinks more social studies education should focus on activism in the past.
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Teaching the Government Shutdown
Avoid polarized arguments about the federal government shutdown by emphasizing historical context, processes and the shutdown's effect on people across the United States.