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Pro Tip: Get Students in the Mix
Take our advice: Give students a leading role in organizing your Mix event.
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Teach This: The Keystone XL Pipeline
Following the president’s approval of the contentious Keystone XL Pipeline, students may be wondering what the decision means. Use this mini-guide to inspire discussions about this current event in your classroom.
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Dealing with depression -- through faith and acupuncture
“Esperanza is an undocumented Mexican immigrant in Compton, California. She suffers from fears and anxieties caused by her four previous deportations and her high-stress role as her family’s caregiver. Esperanza doesn’t see depression as a health problem. When she shares her struggles with a local priest, she discovers a network of support that ranges from her compadres to a free clinic.”
June 26, 2019
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Finding the Civil Rights Movement in Oregon
As a middle school student, I was perplexed by a quote by George Santayana that my history teacher posted on the wall. It read, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a budding history teacher, it continued to puzzle me.
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Repositioning Africa’s Place in the Classroom
This educator discusses the pedagogical frameworks and the educational tools for challenging common misconceptions about the African continent.
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Josh, Brandon and the Grumpy Old Man
Josh is annoyed with his grumpy neighbor, until a family member helps him find compassion.
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A Call for Anti-Bias Education
To develop the next generation of civic leaders, educate children early and in age-appropriate ways about their identities and key concepts about race.
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Let's Put the Power Back in "Empowerment"
When we call for empowerment of our students, what are we asking for?
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Cleaning the Middle School Mess with Teamwork
In New Orleans it’s called “mess.” That cancerous, manipulative drama that teenage girls get wrapped up in every year. We dealt with our share of it this year at my school, most of it within the seventh grade. It came to a head with two strong-willed young ladies yelling from behind their desks, exchanging threats and insults.