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5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

However, the current pandemic and social justice movements across the globe have brought a more unified focus on the work that needs to be done. Begin with meticulous planning using the information provided in the key focus areas previously covered above. Each district is unique in terms of resources and demographics.

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Leading in Uncertain Times

A Principal's Reflections

A social justice movement formed in ways that many of us have never seen, which in turn has raised the central role that education must play to combat racism. Curriculum must be revised, assumptions taken head-on, and a school culture that focuses as much on equality and equity as it does everything else.

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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

That must change now that the field has been given a tremendous opportunity: training our next generation of social justice leaders. The number of students expressing interest in fields associated with social justice has seen a monumental increase since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020.

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Talking About Race and Social Justice In The Classroom

Edthena

Addressing these issues in classrooms requires a social and emotional approach for students. Social justice is about all people being able to benefit from something better. Practices in the classroom require a social-emotional approach. How do we define social justice? Missed our last chat with Nina?

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

Some of these bonds have grown into deep friendships, and others have turned into formal or informal mentorships. Together, we navigated the cultural shock of teaching in Jacksonville, a city with a small Latino population compared to the communities we had grown up in. One of the most impactful relationships I formed was with Ms.

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The Case of Hostile Terrain ’94 at the University of Oregon 

Anthropology News

Having hoped to bring the exhibit to campus for the past number of years, we were finally able to do so after securing a small grant from our campus Center for the Latino/a and Latin American Studies Center (CLLAS), and with collaboration from the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

” Principle 2: Protect Privacy and Confidentiality “All information related to a student’s sexual orientation and gender identity should be treated like private medical data,” Edwards says. “When a student changes their name and pronouns,” he offers, “who should be informed? .

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