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Rose Blanche

During World War II, a young German girl, Rose Blanche, inadvertently discovers a concentration camp not far from her town. She travels there frequently, taking food to the children on the other side of the barbed wire and meets a haunted fate the day she discovers the camp is gone.

Roberto Innocenti and Christophe Gallaz

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Religion

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

July 2, 2014

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Issue 6, Fall 2024

Becoming a Village

This family-school-community partnerships model emphasizes a liberatory, whole-child approach and collective effort to nurturing all our children.

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Introduction to the Teacher’s Guide

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Introduction to the Teacher's Guide In many ways, this is a dream come true. I have long hoped that a set of materials would be created that would support high school teachers who want to

July 6, 2017

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February 10, 2015

“That’s So Gay” | From a Teacher’s Perspective

When this teacher, then a closeted lesbian, heard her students using the word gay negatively, she had to choose between playing it safe and genuinely fostering an inclusive classroom culture.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

article

January 12, 2016

Hate Speech Overheard

When students see you ignore hateful language, they are learning an important lesson—and not the kind you want them to learn.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

May 17, 2013

What’s Your Plan for Managing Difference?

Need tips for managing the dynamics of a multicultural, multiracial class? Here are four ideas to help you put a plan in place.

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Issue 2, Spring 2022

A Message From Our Director

An educator reads a book to several young students. Other students explore texts and one student puts a book back on a shelf.

LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn emphasizes that “Teaching an honest history counters a prevailing narrative that denies the real origins of this country and maintains an unjust society.”

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May 13, 2015

Girls in STEM Fields

Teachers play a key role in helping girls realize that entering STEM careers is not only possible but necessary.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

Home Visits

Family engagement sounds good in theory, but what does it look like in practice? Special thanks to The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project and the Family and Community Engagement Team at Denver Public Schools whose work informed this PD Café.

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August 27, 2013

Each Student Has a Story to Tell

Many students come to school with stories already attached to them. This teacher prefers to hear students’ own stories about themselves.

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