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Kids to the Rescue
Conflict managers can help dissolve playground problems.
July 6, 2009
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Portfolio Activity for “Game Changers”
Grades: 5-8 Subjects: Science and Health Categories: Diversity and inclusion; Disability The “new PE” emphasizes personalized fitness programs and cooperative rather than competitive games. How could this work in your
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Toolkit for "Polarized Classrooms"
This toolkit for “Polarized Classrooms” directs teachers to online resources on political ideology and partisanship.
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What We’re Watching
From full-length features to 10-minute shorts, these films caught our attention—and deserve yours.
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Toolkit for “You Belong Here”
What do the data tell us? According to the Center for American Progress, “At some point over the next 10 to 12 years, the nation’s public school student body will have no one clear racial or ethnic majority. In other
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What Good Is a Voice If You Don’t Use It?
After years of leaving his classroom walls empty, this high school teacher was prompted by the current political climate to do a little decorating. It sparked some fruitful classroom discussions.
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Be Your Own Historian
Dr. Timothy McCarthy talks through the history of Reconstruction and why it’s more important than ever to get it right.
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Helping After Harvey
Bad things happen, but when they do, we can empower students to make a difference.
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For These New York City Fourth Graders, a Project on Immigration Hits Home
To study immigration with her fourth-grade students, half of whom are from immigrant families, this teacher decided on a class project that went far beyond Ellis Island.
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The Subscribed Classroom: Using Podcasts to Teach About Social Justice
More and more educators are turning to podcasts to bring new ideas, arguments and voices into their classrooms.