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Forging Partnerships With Our School Communities
Tapping into community resources conveys to students that their families, their neighbors and they themselves matter.
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Teaching the Unteachable
How do you teach current events in a highly politicized climate in which facts have alternate versions and newspaper editors have worn out the thesaurus looking up synonyms for lie?
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Art as Resistance, Part 1
This high school English teacher in the Dominican Republic wanted to combine her students’ knowledge with action. The resulting project did just that.
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Studying Gender Roles in Literature and Life
Examining “classic” literature presents the opportunity for a fascinating study in historical gender roles, but a comparison with today’s media can help students uncover shocking similarities.
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Listen, Watch and Learn
Take notes. Identify patterns. Be the person who knows what’s really going on at your school.
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Crossing the Line Between Blue and Pink
Unpacking the word “sissy” helped this teacher build awareness of stereotypes while creating safety for all students.
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Toolkit for "The Young and the Registered"
Organizing and participating in a voter registration drive can be a powerful civics lesson for students. This toolkit lists suggestions on how you can help organize a student-led drive at your school.
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Seven Texts to Teach Instead of 'Ceremony'
What’s your go-to text by an indigenous author? This educator calls attention to the limitations of using only Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, and offers a detailed list of suggested additional readings.
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The Knight and the Cellist
Toni Giarnese found inspiration in her job thanks to a disabled boy who looked a lot like a knight in shining armor.
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