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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. Pedagogy Let’s begin with engagement. Foundations workshops and deep dives that address the areas noted in the pedagogy section above represent a solid start.

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OPINION: Early data offers a sobering look at interrupted and incomplete learning, but there is hope ahead

The Hechinger Report

Nevertheless, as a former K-12 educator, education philanthropy leader and someone who currently works with a cohort of doctoral students in higher education, I understand and appreciate the need for in-person learning.

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Inside one school’s efforts to bridge the divide between white teachers and students of color

The Hechinger Report

All 50 states have incorporated some aspects of culturally responsive pedagogy into their professional teaching standards, according to a recent analysis by the New America Foundation. But she will be leading a new class on social justice; already, 111 students have signed up — enough for five sections.

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. She is the author of the 2021 book Include ( Amazon | Bookshop ) and a co-author of the upcoming book Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K-12 Settings ( Amazon | Bookshop ).

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The importance of difficult conversations in U.S. classrooms: Teaching about the migrant crisis

The Hechinger Report

Farina is an example of how to foster open discussion, even in primary classrooms: present students with facts about events difficult for adults to understand, expect them to work to gain understanding, teach them to disagree respectfully and bring to bear sound pedagogy. Some might decide to take action; others might not.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

The recent attacks draw on the same language used over the past decade in attempts to ban people’s history in K12 classrooms in Arizona, Arkansas, and Indiana. For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. What Can We Do?

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How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Cult of Pedagogy

The announcement of this portal comes a month after the president released the Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling executive order, eliminating Federal funding or support for “illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in K-12 schools, including based on gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology.”

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