The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

North Star added AP Biology in 2011, AP Calculus BC in 2013, AP Computer Science in 2014, AP Chemistry in 2015, and AP Physics last year. The social justice angle he pushed — asking “If students of privilege get more privilege, how does that lead to equity?” — won over some department heads.

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Charter School Psychology K-12 Project-Based Learning 92

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

So, in 2014, they launched CollegePoint , a virtual version of the after-school workshop—emailing students timely information and tips about everything from financial aid to homesickness in their freshman year, followed by a phone call or a web chat with a trained counselor at least once a month and more frequently if the student needed it.

Social Justice 75

Social Justice Advocacy High School Cultures 75

Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

He began attending in the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference in 2008 and served as a track moderator starting in 2011-2014 for the Diversity, Inclusiveness, and Equality Track. He served with distinction on the APSA Teaching and Learning Conference Program Committee and always had a kind word for everyone he encountered.

Political Science 46

Political Science Social Justice Leadership American History 46

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. In 2014, San Francisco heeded that call , mixing different achievement levels in middle school classrooms and delaying algebra until ninth grade.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Middle School Tradition Civics 145

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

If, after a natural disaster decimated a city, I proposed to a governor or a school board that they replace a significant portion of a majority- white teaching corps with black teachers because doing so would potentially confer educational and social benefits, I’d probably be denounced as a racist and publicly excoriated.

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Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. In 2014, a group of Buffalo parents filed a racial discrimination complaint with the U.S. They teach kids (and adults) to systematically look at a challenge from several different perspectives.

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Education Elementary School High School Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Zach Leverenz speaking to students at New York City middle school MS 258 during the New York launch of EveryoneOn, in June 2014. As part of that effort, in 1963, the FCC dedicated a portion of spectrum to spur teaching via TV, dubbing the range of frequencies ITFS (Instructional Television Fixed Service). Photo: Clay Williams.

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Library Social Justice Digital Resources Middle School 104

Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business.

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Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

In my own work, inquiry has become much more than a way to deploy content and sharpen skills; the lexicon of inquiry has become the way I think about teaching and learning more broadly. Like all good teaching, I started planning backwards. For example, when I write a syllabus, I always start with questions.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In an editorial for Teaching Tolerance, a social justice and anti-bias organization, she writes, “[O]ne of the first social emotional topics covered is the importance of keeping our hands and feet to ourselves and respecting others’ personal space.” It’s never too early to teach children about consent, Kleinrock says. “As

Social Justice 102

Social Justice High School Teaching Cultures 102

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

To call her teaching “influential” and her work “groundbreaking” feels incommensurate with the profound impact she had on students, colleagues, friends, and scholars worldwide. She was scheduled to teach it again this spring. In Memoriam: Sharon James Information Ar… Mon, 01/01/2024 - 11:15 Image Originally posted at [link].

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Pedagogy Social Justice Leadership Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities. Related: Foundations aren’t helping anyone if they’re not serious about social justice. We simply wait too long to teach about gender—if those lessons ever come. There are opportunities to teach about gender in sex education courses.

Social Justice 72

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 72