ED Surge

JULY 19, 2024

So he felt frustrated, isolated: “I am stranded on this desert island because that site doesn't work [with my screen reader],” Jacob later told a researcher , also adding, “You can't just re-change your whole teaching plan, especially when you've distributed it.” For private edtech companies, it’s slightly more complicated.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 27, 2024

What could be more important for our students than to learn that progress toward greater justice in the world has occurred only when people have organized together and fought for it? But the right to teach about that labor history is jeopardized by the growing number of anti-history laws and high-stakes testing. Learn more.

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K-12 Social Justice History Teaching 144

Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 1, 2024

What could be more important for our students than to learn that progress toward greater justice has occurred only when people have organized together and fought for it? But the right to teach about that labor history is jeopardized by the growing number of “anti-CRT” bills.

History 98

History Social Justice K-12 Teaching 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 14, 2025

In teaching about the wildfires in Los Angeles, a key story to include is the role of incarcerated labor.As Find resources below to teach about Reconstruction and find a curated collection of recommended books for pre-K-12 on incarceration for Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books.

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Social Justice K-12 History Teaching 98

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The legacy of James Baldwin , the writer and social justice leader, is very much alive at the school. Its curriculum — which includes courses on race, class and social justice — is carefully designed to be relevant to its students, who are almost all black or Hispanic and who mostly come from low-income backgrounds.

Social Justice 52

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 19, 2024

news segments on Haiti Social Justice Books recommended books for K–12 and educators The post Teaching About Haiti appeared first on Zinn Education Project. Here are selected resources: Tè Tremblé: An Unnatural Disaster: A Trial Role Play Probes the Roots of Devastation in Haiti by Adam Sanchez Democracy Now!

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We were able to peg correlations to topics that are much more specific to what librarians teach. And we know that the K-12 population is becoming more diverse. It’s really an equity issue — a social justice issue. There were specific reading and writing standards related to information-seeking and research skills.

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Library Museum Social Justice K-12 139

Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

Part of the problem I see is that so few students in the United States – just 20 percent – study a foreign language at the K-12 level. Research also shows immersion programs in general have many educational and cognitive benefits , as well as cultural, economic and social benefits both locally and globally. Scarce in Schools.

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K-12 Social Justice Elementary School Cultures 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

During the pandemic, parents at the John Stanford International School spent $249,999 — one dollar less than the school district allows before the board steps in to review such spending — on teaching assistants for a dual language program. We are a lip-service city and not everyone feels comfortable doing that.”. Credit: Dawn Larson.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2020

If there was ever a time to ask big, heretical questions about American K-12 education, it’s when schooling has been thrown into chaos by a pandemic, and Americans’ faith in institutions, including schools, is at ebb tide. If these things were true, how would what we ask of schools — and how we measure their success — change?

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Studies Weekly

APRIL 29, 2024

Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month April 29, 2024 • Studies Weekly Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a great opportunity to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into students’ learning experience.

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Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

“More than half of K-12 students in the United States are people of color, yet only about one fifth of teachers are. It meant helping my students craft elegant poetry infused with messages of social justice as their spoken word poetry coach.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Julian Ambriz (left), a teacher joining PUC Schools through the Alumni Teach Project this year, works with his mentor, Justin Gutierrez (right), a physical education teacher, during a training session in July. Now 24 years old, he is one of 11 new residents joining the PUC Schools network through the school system’s Alumni Teach Project.

Social Justice 111

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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

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

BOSTON — Katie Cardamone teaches second grade in the Mendon-Upton Regional School District, about 40 miles southwest of Boston. Barely 1 percent of Mendon’s population is Latino and about 2 percent of Upton’s is, but Cardamone teaches her entire class in Spanish. We talk about our existence as an act of social justice.”.

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Multicultural Education Social Justice Elementary School Advocacy 111

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

Contents Action Plan Overview | Action Plan Step-by-Step Guide Media Guide | Posters and Graphics Messages for Signs, Social Media, and Chants | Record a Statement Coordinators and Co-Sponsors | Workshops and More Events It’s time to take action. These laws and restrictions have been imposed in at least 18 states.

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Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

“Many of my best math students weren’t choosing what they were best at once they got to high school or college because they didn’t know about STEM or what engineering was,” says Andy Chen, who came to the high school after teaching eighth-grade math. “I I want to open their eyes to what is out there.

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Charter School Psychology K-12 Project-Based Learning 91

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

But for now, it’s focused on training existing educators to become more “culturally responsive,” representing diverse cultures and frames of reference in their teaching. Some people don’t think we have an issue with race at all,” said Deangello Eley, a 1999 graduate of Sussex Tech who now teaches criminal justice at the school.

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Cultures Social Justice High School Pedagogy 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

For more than a year, social justice activists have been attacking one of education’s latest buzzwords: grit. Schools around the country are now trying to teach grit, and some are even testing for it (something Duckworth opposes). The MacArthur Foundation awarded her one of its coveted genius grants in 2013.

Psychology 71

Psychology Social Justice Middle School Research 71

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

For example, PeerForward students have organized all-school assemblies where they read the personal essays they worked on at College Summit’s summer training and teach their classmates how to craft their own. They have set up FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) booths at school open houses.

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Social Justice Advocacy High School Cultures 75

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

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 ). Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun.

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Library Social Justice Pedagogy Humanities 249

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2016

Amid his regular teaching duties, his involvement with several teacher groups, and coaching the school’s chess and basketball teams, Alberti also plays caretaker. In Alberti’s 11 years teaching in Philadelphia schools, he’d never seen a class become so overwhelmed with emotion. Kenya begins to read her poem aloud, softly at first.

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Elementary School Social Justice Psychology Teaching 53

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2025

The right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth. Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. Event hosts can receive a Teach Truth pop-up installation box with banned books and other resources.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Museum Archiving 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. Legislators in at least 27 states have proposed or enacted bans on teaching critical race theory and other so-called divisive concepts, with significant penalties attached.

Social Justice 108

Social Justice Education American History K-12 108

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

In schools, educators will inevitably teach students from a variety of backgrounds with different beliefs, ideas and opinions. They never discussed immigration when they were students, and they are unprepared to teach those who have recently come to the United States. There are ways to do better.

Teaching 102

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Elementary School 102

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. In addition to banning books and curriculum, the right threatens teachers who pledge to teach truthfully. This graphic is available to download and print as an 11 x 17 poster.

Teaching 52

Teaching Social Justice Library Inclusive Curriculum 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2017

In my first year of teaching, I had to design and teach a unit on the Haitian Revolution. Education is a tool for social justice.”. Education is a tool for social justice. As a white educator, it is my duty to educate myself and work against this injustice.

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Social Justice Education Tradition History 101

The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2020

If, after a natural disaster decimated a city, I proposed to a governor or a school board that they replace a significant portion of a majority- white teaching corps with black teachers because doing so would potentially confer educational and social benefits, I’d probably be denounced as a racist and publicly excoriated.

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Education Social Justice Economics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

BOSTON — In 1963, Greg Farrell, an assistant dean of admissions at Princeton University, learned that an organization rooted in the teachings of a German educator was about to launch a wilderness training school in Colorado. “I Couldn’t you teach algebra this way? … Couldn’t you teach reading and writing this way?”.

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K-12 Charter School Middle School Elementary School 63

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

In 2024, not only are books being banned, but also the right to teach about racism and LGBTQ+ identity — essentially placing thousands more titles off limits. In addition to banning books and curriculum, the right threatens teachers who pledge to teach truthfully. This graphic is available to download and print as an 11 x 17 poster.

Education 52

Education Library Social Justice K-12 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

have been teaching humanities to ninth-graders at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston for the last 12 years. While on my journey, I observed three patterns in particular that I’d like to share: Teacher leadership, social and emotional learning, and fellowship. Sometimes, in teaching, we feel isolated from one another.

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Leadership Social Justice Middle School Public School 105

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Here are some interesting reads for teachers and instructional coaches around recommendations around reopening, teaching culturally responsive teaching, and prioritizing student mental health. . Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Anderson, a journalist. Here are a few of the highlights. .

American History 52

American History Social Justice K-12 Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Ron DeSantis of Florida rejected portions of an African American studies course piloted by the College Board, saying that the Advanced Placement class teaches concepts specifically forbidden by the state’s ban on teaching “critical race theory” and “divisive concepts.” course targeted by Gov.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: ATLANTA – As more and more attempts to restrict discussion of gender and race in K-12 schools across the country take hold, where do the ideas go?

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K-12 Social Justice American History History 144

Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 20, 2024

To prepare for local and national elections in November, teach outside the textbook about voter suppression. Below are resources for teaching about voting rights. Learn more about this history and its legacies in our national report on teaching Reconstruction. Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales , available as a poster.

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Oral History Teaching Archiving Social Justice 98

ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. These ongoing threats to the social and emotional well-being of marginalized students require urgent, direct support.

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