ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. I am now a teacher who models for my students the importance of embracing their humanity, feeling confident in their identity, and celebrating their accomplishments without fear of judgment.

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Teaching K-12 Social Justice Elementary School 96

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2022

What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers by Stephen Noonoo The popular lesson planning site Teachers Pay Teachers has long struggled with allegations of plagiarism, racist lesson plans and poor content quality—drawing the ire of teachers and social media users. We Need to Make Schools Human Again.

K-12 97

K-12 Tutoring EdTech Social Justice 97

Digital Promise

AUGUST 16, 2018

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.

Social Justice 94

Social Justice Library Cultures Professional Development 94

Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2021

An assistant superintendent in the School District of Palm Beach County (Florida) noted that changing the culture of school systems “requires a level of humanity, and humility, and empathy, and partnership, and trust.” Creating an equitable school district requires new capacities and supports for leaders and educators.

Education 110

Education Social Justice Public School Leadership 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By running the LDO, my colleagues and I have found a sense of purpose, humanity and true rehabilitation. This maintains a healthy power dynamic, combats infantilization, reaffirms the humanity of participants and gives us the opportunity to learn and practice leadership and organizational skills that will help us transition back into society.

Social Justice 88

Social Justice Humanities Leadership Government 88

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

It was two weeks before the university would be abruptly shut down by the coronavirus, and every corner of the campus seemed jampacked — except this quiet classroom, where a handful of students were studying the societies and cultures of the Caribbean. Related: Will this semester forever alter college?

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Social Science Sociology Humanities 141

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe you believe gender fluidity has always been a part of human existence and that those statistics only exist because we are just now getting around to naming and measuring it. Your opinion on this is likely to fall into one of several camps: Maybe you see this as a reflection of society’s growing acceptance of gender fluidity.

Pedagogy 224

Pedagogy Psychology Library Social Justice 224

Maitri Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They accomplish this goal through adaptation to the cultural/family environment and hands-on exploration of the world. They go through sensitive periods for movement, order, language, communication, and socialization/manners. An observable example of this stage is how adolescents are very focused on social perception/social cognition.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Humanities Cultures Research 52

Maitri Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

They accomplish this goal through adaptation to the cultural/family environment and hands-on exploration of the world. They go through sensitive periods for movement, order, language, communication, and socialization/manners. An observable example of this stage is how adolescents are very focused on social perception/social cognition.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Humanities Cultures Research 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

Education is a tool for social justice.”. I also work to create a culturally relevant curriculum. Education is a tool for social justice. Sydney Chaffee, 2017’s National Teacher of the Year, is ninth-grade humanities teacher at Codman Academy Charter Public School of Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Social Justice Education Tradition History 99

Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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K-12 52

K-12 Archiving Social Justice Library 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Paul Public Schools, speaks with Yusanat Tway (right), a first-generation University of Minnesota student interested in attending law school but worried that work in human rights advocacy will not pay enough to justify the cost. The pandemic and social unrest have spurred activism and artistic and creative efforts, she said.

Social Justice 123

Social Justice Advocacy High School Human Rights 123

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2018

. Service, liberal education, being responsive to society’s needs, and a commitment to social justice: the tenets of a Jesuit education look a lot more like the innovative future than some might think. It has evolved its approach and dynamically responds to social, cultural and economic change over time.

Social Justice 84

Social Justice Civics Tradition Humanities 84

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2018

It is also a country that, culturally, places a high value on education. College Track shares my belief, and my culture’s belief, that education is a fundamental human right. Leave this field empty if you're human: All of this is coming full circle now that my college diploma is almost in hand. Higher Education.

Social Justice 66

Social Justice Human Rights Humanities Cultures 66

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) Human Rights Committee of 20 members formed a study group that is embedded into their regular monthly meetings. The Portland (Oregon) study group of early childhood educators assessed their home visitation questions to make them more culturally relevant.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Projects include making animations, creating statistical databases of favorite sports teams and designing programs that can identify pneumonia in scans of human lungs. It’s a cultural hub and one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. Code Next is a perfect example of how better spaces can create social justice,” Kurani said.

Education 92

Education Social Justice Tutoring Advocacy 92

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Related: How to save the humanities? I myself share the leftist leanings of the university world, and until a few years ago I supposed them to be just rational dimensions of scholarship or benign assumptions about social justice, fairness and equality. Make them a requirement toward a business degree. Choose as many as you like.

Social Justice 62

Social Justice Humanities Cultures Economics 62

Geogramblings

APRIL 18, 2023

Doomed to have their eyes shut, to forever be asleep In a dark valley where no sun can penetrate Forever bound by the phobia that is the fad of the time The talk of the landlocked town with a broken cultural infrastructure The hot, dense air muffles all but the loudest group-think chorus Helped onto pedestals screaming “We’re being cancelled!”

Geography 52

Geography Humanities Cultures Human Rights 52

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The kind of behaviors that we get in this ‘gotcha’ culture of social media are directly the opposite of what is productive in conversation. How do you build community with them before they engage in those kind of discussions to kind of inoculate the conversations against natural human mistakes that people make.

Pedagogy 130

Pedagogy Library Social Studies Social Justice 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Elizabeth Pérez, a new teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project, and her mentor, humanities teacher Joe Garza, during a training session in July. The program’s emphasis on social justice has also taught him how to craft better lessons. Photo: Jamie Martines.

Social Justice 107

Social Justice Charter School High School Public School 107

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

universities, they often experience culture shock. If human prejudice runs that deeply in Americans and those trusted to protect and serve us, we still have a lot of work to do. It meant helping my students craft elegant poetry infused with messages of social justice as their spoken word poetry coach.

Ancestry 104

Ancestry K-12 Charter School Education 104

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

We talk about our existence as an act of social justice.”. In Boston Public Schools, Superintendent Tommy Chang has placed an emphasis on culturally and linguistically inclusive schools. Ángel Díaz, 16, works on an assignment in his Spanish-language humanities class at Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston.

Multicultural Education 111

Multicultural Education Social Justice Elementary School Advocacy 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2018

New programs are often tied to social, demographic and economic trends. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice. The sports communication major at Emerson attracted 130 applicants last year and 168 for the academic year that will begin this fall, the university reports. Weekly Update.

Social Justice 105

Social Justice Economics Government Humanities 105

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

In keeping with an ongoing critical dialogue within EdClusters networks, the convening strove to elevate the conversation on educational equity: We heard from leaders of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice about the inequitable representation of black men as classroom educators in U.S. pic.twitter.com/EcNRjNMlxF.

EdTech 56

EdTech Education Social Justice Research 56

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience. Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools.

Library 229

Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 229

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

There’s not a lot of data on addiction among college students, and what little there is suggests that, contrary to depictions in popular culture, they abuse drugs at lower rates than their peers who aren’t enrolled. Related: How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice. Choose as many as you like.

Social Justice 87

Social Justice Cultures High School Government 87

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: But after years working seasonal jobs sorting equipment at the local Ford plant and dealing blackjack at nearby casinos, Perez wanted to rise to a management position — and she couldn’t without a bachelor’s degree. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 109

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

Another approach is to look into our curricula to find places where the contributions of many cultures can be more fully acknowledged. We’ll be doing this here with a specific focus on Arab cultures. “And the reality is that the Arab heritage and the Arab culture is something that is across content areas.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Cultures History Pedagogy 130

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Her research examines the conditions for justice during internal armed conflict, human rights prosecutions, transitional justice in post-communist Eastern European states, gender equality in post-conflict settings, and justice efforts in democracies. Professor Lindbloom completed her M.A.

Sociology 52

Sociology Museum Political Science Anthropology 52

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

It became a structural part of the culture.” Videos At the River I Stand Documentary film on the African American sanitation workers’ 1968 fight for human dignity and a living wage in Memphis. He denounced the Vietnam war, when it was politically risky, and did not mince words about U.S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:

Social Justice 52

Social Justice History Economics Tradition 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I’ve been dubbed a ‘social justice warrior’ (that’s a badge of honour). Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources. I’m a football fan.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With over 1,300 ethnic groups, 700 local languages, and various religious and cultural practices spread across more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia’s cultural diversity is an invaluable treasure. President Jokowi seeks to embody and represent this rich cultural diversity.

Cultures 84

Cultures Heritage Tradition Government 84

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: ATLANTA – As more and more attempts to restrict discussion of gender and race in K-12 schools across the country take hold, where do the ideas go?

K-12 138

K-12 Social Justice American History History 138

Diane Ravitch

MAY 9, 2023

The Orlando Sentinel reported today that the State Education Department had rejected 35% of the social studies textbooks submitted for review because of leftist content. The DeSantis administration objects to any references to “social justice” or negative references to capitalism. history and world history courses.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Social Justice K-12 Civics 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2018

We don’t like to think of social justice as a zero-sum game. A majority of Louisiana inmates are housed in for-profit facilities,” noted Chen, “which must be supplied with a constant influx of human beings or a $182 million industry will go bankrupt.”. Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images. Sign up for our newsletter.

Education 84

Education Social Justice Humanities Cultures 84

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

Pedagogy 74

Pedagogy Anthropology Geography Private School 74