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This Children’s Book Author and Future Teacher Wants to Help Ignite Joy in Learning

ED Surge

The program later gave her an opportunity to co-author and publish her first children’s book at age 16. One of my classmates had written and published a book as a first grader — with the help of his parents, obviously — and she allowed him to read his story to the class. Two years in a row, I chose to do a book project.

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Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race

Cult of Pedagogy

.” But if you happen to live in a place where conversations about race are allowed or even encouraged in school, or if you’ve decided that it’s worth it to try despite the risk — I’m here to recommend two books that will be incredibly helpful companions in that work.

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

My guest is Dave Edwards, an educator who works to teach these principles through his brand-new book, Gender-Inclusive Schools ( Amazon | Bookshop.org ), and his website of the of the same name. As the parent of a transgender daughter who has experienced discrimination, Dave’s mission is a personal one. What should I have said?

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Still learning? Still growing?

Dangerously Irrelevant

Beginning next week, my summer students and I will co-create our Leadership for Social Justice class together, recognizing that none of us has all of the answers but that we all can do something. Books: Anti-racism. Books: School leadership for social justice. Books: School leadership for social justice.

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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. In the read aloud for the book “Mr.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

This observation speaks to the idea that different modes of communication and expression are fundamental to understanding and interpreting different societies and cultures and, consequently, that the semiotic complexity of human experience cannot be contained in plain text. Basic Books. Smith (eds.), Levi-Strauss, C. The Savage Mind.

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

Digital Promise

Are you decorating your room in a manner that is representative of all cultures ? Educators also should work towards learning about the backgrounds of their students so they understand students’ cultural and social norms. The NNSTOY Social Justice Book list is a great resource for building your classroom library.