Sapiens

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Anthropologists from around the globe brought dazzling insights and deeply reported concerns to the digital pages of SAPIENS magazine. Dwelling A Freediver Finds Belonging Without Breath By Sally Montgomery An anthropologist takes us on a journey down the line to explore what freediving can teach us about ourselves and kinship with the sea.

Archiving 110

Archiving Human Rights Humanities Cultures 110

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Teaching K-12 Professional Development Library 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For Black History Month, we honor four heroes who advocated for civil rights, fought for the underserved, and spoke out for the welfare of others. Teaching students about these heroes can inspire them to be advocates in their communities and reach for their dreams. 4 Inspiring Black Humanitarians Feb. Du Bois W.E.B. Black community.

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Museum Social Studies Advocacy Heritage 52

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

Because these were some people that I'd known for a long time and so I was like, OK, I guess they really don't know what I teach and who I am. This type of identity agility is emotionally exhausting for teachers, who are already spread thin by the existing and heightened challenges of structural issues within the teaching profession.

Heritage 101

Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

Political Science Now

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I sort of fell into leadership roles not just at APSA but also at Wagner College, where I worked between 2012 and 2023 (these days I teach at Clark University). For example, I recently published a piece in the Journal of Human Rights interrogating current US policy on asylum for LGBTQ+ folks.

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Political Science Leadership Human Rights Government 55

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, let us recommit to teaching and working for the dignity of all peoples. Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel by Bill Bigelow.

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Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Hechinger Report, in partnership with The Boston Globe Magazine, analyzed a 264-letter sample to get a sense of both sides. But then, in 2021, as part of a backlash to the nation’s racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd, New Hampshire banned the teaching of “divisive concepts” such as implicit bias and systemic racism.

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Teaching Social Studies High School History 145