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Promoting Literacy: Cultivate a Reading Culture

Catlin Tucker

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. Below are strategies and resources I’ve used to cultivate a reading culture in my classroom. Reading logs are a controversial topic. Cultivating a culture of reading doesn’t happen overnight.

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The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think

Catlin Tucker

Exploring Different Cultures: When discussing cultural differences and traditions, the teacher could prompt students to share their initial assumptions and how their views changed as they learned about diverse cultures. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

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Sitting for long periods affect on teens’ mental health, resumés for robots and more in the news roundup

Psych Learning Curve

The new PhD (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Many doctoral students will not go on to tenure-track professorships, so why should they devote their grad school years to producing a traditional dissertation mainly of value inside academe? However, these are often reserved for contrived examples that are considered safe for the classroom.

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Finding Our Way Forward—by Remembering

Sapiens

As I listen in a little closer, I realize they’re debating everyone’s favorite controversial topic: headdresses worn by white people. But I still feel a kinship to all Native people, and the conflating of our cultures makes everything feel personal, for better or worse. I speak up. What do you think you’re talking about?

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Nurturing Global Citizenship Through ‘British Values’ (Book Release: Developing Quality PSHE in Secondary Schools and Colleges)

Geogramblings

Our world has shrunk due to the spread and influence of popular culture and branding; we are more connected whether physically through higher speed extensive transportation or digitally through the internet. Not just between cultures and groups but also harmony within. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’. The keyword for me is ‘harmony’.

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College Uncovered: The Politics of the College Presidency

The Hechinger Report

Suzanne Rivera] I think the traditions of racism and sexism in our country make it really difficult to lead in a visible role when you don’t present in a traditional way. Kirk] And Rivera says that has consequences for turnover rates and campus culture. So what’s going on? I’m so bad with names, though.

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College Uncovered: DEI Backlash

The Hechinger Report

College campuses have become battlegrounds in America’s culture wars, with diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the center of the debate. So, Phillip, what goes through your head when we talk about this controversial topic? Off campus, voters are questioning whether taxpayer dollars should fund DEI programs at all.