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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine

Teaching American History

To answer these questions, we must look beyond the photographs and focus on a singular figure in the story of the Little Rock Nine, an African American woman named Daisy Bates. Not only is Bates important to the history of Central High’s integration, she is also a significant figure in the national Civil Rights Movement. Poston, Ted.

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Building Community through Inquiry

C3 Teachers

I thought about how interesting it would be for students to investigate how their school fits into the story of the United States, and I started to wonder how inquiry could help my students explore their community’s histories. Community history is a natural avenue for inquiry. oral histories). oral histories).

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The post “It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling appeared first on The Hechinger Report. It feels like we are living in this weird dystopia. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The post ‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III appeared first on The Hechinger Report. The students are adjusting. You can certainly see the growth that’s happening.

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“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. The post “We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Before, if something was due on the 13 th , it was due on the 13 th.