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Creating A New Vision Of Islam In America

In this interview from National Public Radio, host Terry Gross speaks with Imam Rauf about his dream to build a place where Muslims and people of different refligions can go to learn from each other and coexist.

Fresh Air

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion

Subject

Geography

July 2, 2014

professional development

Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education: Instruction

This professional development seminar is designed to help teachers take action and create the conditions that bring the seven main components of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy to life.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

May 9, 2014

professional development

Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education: Classroom Culture

Identify thoughtful classroom setup and structure that honor student experience; establish norms for shared inquiry and dialogue; establish how to create social-emotional learning safety in the classroom; and analyze behavior management practice to ensure value-based components.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

May 9, 2014

professional development

Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education: Family and Community Engagement

Develop strategies to tap into family and community wisdom; develop strategies to tap into local resources; develop strategies to increase connections among families; identify community issues that impact classroom culture; and identify methods of culturally sensitive communication.

Professional Development Topic

Family & Community Engagement

May 9, 2014

article

Issue 46, Spring 2014

Cruel and Unusual

Teaching Tolerance illustration of student be restrained by teacher in classroom

When crisis management techniques like restraint and seclusion become daily practice, kids get hurt.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

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Curbing floods and restoring a sense of community

“English Avenue, an historic African-American neighborhood with an illustrious past, sits at the bottom of Atlanta’s water runoff. Blighted by regular flooding, mass vacancies, unemployment, and impoverishment, English Avenue finds hope in a home-grown response from its youth. Longtime resident MacKenzie Bass — along with fellow members of Street Smart — helped construct a park that curbs the excess water, creates a gathering place, and seeks to reclaim English Avenue’s identity.”

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Geography

June 26, 2019

article

Issue 1, Fall 2021

The Curb-Cut Effect and Championing Equity

Illustration of people crossing the road.

Centering the needs of underserved people often has a broader impact on the community. The same is true in schools.

article

November 7, 2019

DACA Is in the Supreme Court. How About Your Classroom?

Woman at rally holding sign with caption "We Are the Future"

On November 12, hearings begin for the Supreme Court cases that could decide the fate of DACA. It’s an opportunity for educators to start an important conversation.

Topic

Immigration

author

Dalina Castellanos

Dalina Castellanos is a reporter living in Los Angeles. She spent two years reporting on health and education on the Navajo Indian Reservation.

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Dani Bostick

Dani Bostick is an educator, advocate, and former mental health counselor. Her work on trauma, child sexual abuse and white supremacy has appeared in the Washington Post, The Week, Marie Claire, Parenting, and HuffPost, among others.

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