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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. Success hinges upon taking and applying the key focus areas listed above and aligning them with your respective classroom, school, or district culture.

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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

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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. How do we define social justice? So how can teachers help students when discussing topics related to social justice?

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How Mentorship Has Kept Me in the Classroom

ED Surge

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. Our shared values and commitment to social justice fueled us during some of our toughest moments. One of the most impactful relationships I formed was with Ms.

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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 Schools Can Use Cultural Performing Arts to Reimagine Community-Engaged Learning

ED Surge

What sports didn’t offer us was the opportunity to develop awareness and appreciation for our cultural identity. When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. At first, I was annoyed.