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October 6, 2015

Reconsider Columbus Day

Group of young students putting on a performance on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Teachers have the power to change the practice of celebrating Columbus to a practice of celebrating indigenous peoples’ presence, endurance and accomplishments. This blogger suggests how to do just that.

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October 7, 2015

Texas, Textbooks and Truth

A McGraw-Hill textbook is under fire for its characterization of enslaved people as “workers”—the latest example of our national unwillingness to face white supremacist history.

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October 16, 2015

Just Say No to Identity-based Spirit Days

As sure as October brings pumpkins and pep rallies, TT Director Maureen Costello knows she’ll hear dis-spiriting news about a school’s offensive choice of spirit week theme. Yesterday was no exception.

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November 12, 2015

Historical Fiction as a Teaching Tool

This afterschool educator discusses how historical fiction is an effective tool to teach youth about underrepresented people and identities in classrooms and in U.S. history textbooks.

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November 18, 2015

How State Standards Represent Indigenous Peoples

In this Q&A blog, education researcher Kate Shuster asks Sarah Shear of Penn State University-Altoona about how indigenous history is taught in U.S. classrooms and why many states’ standards need to be revamped.

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November 30, 2015

Seven Native American Films for High School Teachers

Films are a dynamic way to incorporate accurate instruction and promote cultural awareness of contemporary Native American experiences. Check out this recommended list.

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December 9, 2015

Let Black Students Be Kids: Down With 'Respectability'

We need to push back against the message that students’ intelligence and appearances are related.

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August 31, 2015

Teaching After the Napa Valley Wine Train Incident

After learning that a group of mostly African-American women was removed from a wine train for allegedly being too loud, this teacher reflects on how similar dynamics affect students in classrooms.

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Let's Talk!

This resource is for educators working to build their own competency facilitating classroom conversations about critical topics like identity, discrimination and inequality.

July 1, 2022

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June 16, 2015

Social Justicing With Hip-Hop

Looking for a new way to engage your students? Try one they probably already know and love.