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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

In history, students might pick historical characters and analyze major events of their era from the character’s perspective. Revere’s school district is one of the leaders in Massachusetts in advancing student-centered learning, which is surprising on multiple levels. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

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‘Next year will be a better year’: An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part III

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana, African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. I’m going to keep her at her private school. One of the teachers at his school passed away suddenly over winter break. The students are adjusting. You can certainly see the growth that’s happening.

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“We’re really underwater here:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling, Part II

The Hechinger Report

Sharahn Santana , African American history and English teacher at Parkway Northwest High School. My daughter is going to a private school this year. Before the pandemic, it was not high on my list; I was going to send her to public school. Credit: Image provided by Richmond Public Schools. I just don’t.