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Executive Order 10730

In early September 1957, nine African-American students faced a violent mob when they attempted to enter the newly desegregated Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this executive order on September 23, 1957 to enforce an orderly desegregation.
by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Grade Level
9-12
Topic
Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Justice Action
July 4, 2014
teaching strategy
Responding to the Read-Aloud Text

Resistant Reading

During resistant reading, students analyze the dominant reading of a text and “resist” it by engaging in alternative readings. Resistant readings scrutinize the beliefs and attitudes that typically go unexamined in a text, drawing attention to the gaps, silences and contradictions.
Grade Level
K-2
CCSS
RL.K-2.1, RL.K-2.2, RL.K-2.3, RL.K-2.6, RL.K-2.7, RI.K-2.1, RI.K-2.2, RI.K-2.7, RI.K-2.8
July 19, 2014
teaching strategy
Close and Critical Reading

SQP2RS

SQP2RS stands for survey, question, predict, read, respond and summarize. SQP2RS (or “Squeepers”) ensures students recognize the steps to reading and understanding informational texts.
Grade Level
3-5
CCSS
RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2
July 19, 2014
professional development

Motivation

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
Professional Development Topic
Classroom Culture
July 18, 2017
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Teaching Hard History: Grades K-5

Our youngest students deserve a truthful, age-appropriate account of our past. These resources for elementary educators include a first-of-its-kind framework, along with student texts, teaching tools and professional
May 28, 2019