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How to Recognize, Avoid, and Stop Stereotype Threat in Your Class this School Year

Digital Promise

As teachers, we don’t always have a say in decisions that are made in our buildings, the pacing for curriculum, or the content of a professional development day. The NNSTOY Social Justice Book list is a great resource for building your classroom library. What can I do in my position to change outcomes for kids?

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

They believe that kids, no matter what grade they are in, should learn history through an antiracist lens, not only learning about the role of white supremacy and racism in history, but doing so in a way that empowers them to pursue social justice. And they aren’t the only ones advocating the adoption of such curricula.

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TEACHER VOICE: Three classroom trends gain ground

The Hechinger Report

Hanan was named the 2016 Global Teacher of the Year by the Varkey Foundation, and spending time with her revealed why. Schools everywhere were innovating by creating spaces within classrooms for students to self-regulate, teaching students to identify and reflect on their own emotions, and facilitating professional development on SEL.

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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and social justice. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business. Inc, according to ilctr.org.

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In Memoriam: Sharon James

Society for Classical Studies

For many scholars, Professor James was the first person to introduce them to issues of social justice in research: how even the choice of a topic can be political, how to work with what we have and to try to learn more about what we do not, and why it even matters in the first place. one can always recognize a c.v.