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How one university is luring coveted honors students with social justice

The Hechinger Report

Tyndall turned down a bevy of offers from colleges in other states to attend Rutgers’ Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC), which brings together dozens of students each year for a residential program that combines rigorous academics with a social-justice focus. “I Eventually, he’d like to serve as either the U.S.

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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.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. And so on… . Let’s take maps, for example.

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

It’s kind of a cultural moment where educators know what’s best for kids but then they’re sometimes prohibited from following those recommendations by either their school district policies or by state law. .” ” Despite those recommendations, he says, “many states have laws specifically prohibiting best practice.

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OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case

The Hechinger Report

During my 12 years of teaching sociology, social justice and critical race theory at the university level and in my role as a director of student diversity and inclusion, I have also seen students shift in their approach to diversity.

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools. She is the co-author, along with Valerie Tagoe, of the 2022 book Liven Up Your Library: Design Engaging and Inclusive Programs for Tweens and Teens ( Amazon | Bookshop ). It’s a win-win-win-win-win.”

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Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race

Cult of Pedagogy

The kind of behaviors that we get in this ‘gotcha’ culture of social media are directly the opposite of what is productive in conversation. But I think now it’s especially important because we have so many things that they’re exposed to that are teaching like the wrong lessons. ” Come back for more.

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