Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

Teaching Job Skills Middle school is a crucial time for students to start thinking about their future careers and what they want to do when they grow up. One of the best ways to do this is by teaching job skills in middle school. However, teaching students how to write a resume can be tricky.

Middle School 130

Middle School Teaching Social Justice Social Studies 130

ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

My colleagues, friends and family often praise my relentless pursuit of excellence, especially in my teaching career. My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. I set my sights on leadership roles.

Teaching 126

Teaching K-12 Social Justice Elementary School 126

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The night before the Teach for America (TFA) summer institute — commencing virtually for the first time due to the pandemic — I lay in my childhood bed at my parents’ house with tears in my eyes. Cut to my third year in the classroom, and I still wrestle with what led me to Teach for America in the first place.

Teaching 109

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Lesson Plan 109

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 1, 2024

Because they train teachers from within communities with the greatest shortages, these grow your own programs often improve the diversity of the teaching force, helping to balance out what has been a long-standing mismatch between a mostly white teaching force and an increasingly diverse student population. What can we do about this?”

Social Justice 206

Social Justice Pedagogy Library Leadership 206

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2020

Sadly, many of these emails feel not unlike the emails sent at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that attempted to sell me their product to improve my remote teaching experience. Lastly, the lack of racial diversity in school-based edtech leadership is exemplified by the makeup of conferences like ISTE.

EdTech 152

EdTech Social Justice Leadership Cultures 152

ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

At that point in my life, I knew I wanted to teach this style of dance to young people; with the right tools and experience, I knew I could help students understand and learn about their identity and culture the same way I did through Folklorico. Some lost the chance to participate in school plays and performances.

Community Engagement 112

Community Engagement Cultures Social Justice Leadership 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

At the start of my teaching career, I was the only full-time, Black, male classroom teacher for a predominately Black student population in a southwest Philadelphia middle school. My district’s seniority-based layoff policy resulted in my being given a termination notice two years into my teaching career.

Social Justice 144

Social Justice Leadership Elementary School Professional Development 144

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

Ensuring safe and supportive teaching and learning environments is also key. Preparing School Leaders Improved working conditions and community building starts with leadership. They lost me when leadership was unwilling to listen to my voice and respect my autonomy. I am proof that all is not lost.

Social Justice 145

Social Justice Leadership Professional Development Cultures 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Leadership for social justice: Class update 2. Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer). How are the conversations going in your school system? Related Posts.

Controversial Topics 79

Controversial Topics Social Justice Leadership History 79

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2023

Related: OPINION: The College Board is sanitizing African American studies just as it has American history Fear of Black revolt and power led nearly all slave states to pass laws against teaching enslaved Blacks to read and write. Anyone seeking to censor or restrict that access is on the wrong side of history.

History 115

History American History Social Justice Leadership 115

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

Social Justice Charter School High School Public School 111

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2022

Stories about burnout, toxic positivity and putting respect back in the teaching profession were all exceedingly popular. In response, the site rolled out new social justice initiatives and more responsive content moderation. As another pandemic year draws to a close, a few key themes have risen to the top in education.

K-12 120

K-12 Tutoring EdTech Social Justice 120

Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. utilize digital technologies in academic- and work-productive ways that go far beyond social uses or mere replication of analog instructional practices. Principal 2.0 (new new book!).

Leadership 82

Leadership Social Justice High School Teaching 82

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Related: The next frontier for college programs for prisoners and ex-prisoners: Teaching them entrepreneurship Individuals who participate in educational programming while incarcerated are 43 percent less likely to return to prison , that makes education the most powerful rehabilitative tool a prisoner can embrace.

Social Justice 111

Social Justice Humanities Leadership Government 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2021

Know your “why” — why it matters to the students in front of you and why you are choosing to teach in the manner you are with the materials you have chosen. Related: How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students? Jennifer Magee is a fourth grade teacher in Middleton, Wisconsin, and an 18-year teaching veteran.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Elementary School Humanities Leadership 98

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 1, 2019

The ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards and Competencies require counselors to “use multicultural and social justice theories to promote equity and access for all students.”. She teaches at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., Does this include calling out flagrant abuse and discriminatory practices?

Social Justice 111

Social Justice Tutoring Cultures Leadership 111

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. In 2016, Ko was honored by the National Women’s History Museum for success and leadership in business.

Heritage 59

Heritage Teaching K-12 Museum 59

Political Science Now

AUGUST 1, 2024

Levy holds advanced degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies in Adult Education emphasis on teaching diverse at-risk learners and in Political Science, emphasis on Political Philosophy, earned at San Francisco State University (SFSU). in the Global Politics Classroom in 2024.

Political Science 54

Political Science Social Justice Pedagogy Sociology 54

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The school visit demonstrated how they advance student well-being and achievement through the use of community circles, and how they increase student agency through interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning with a social justice lens. Start with issues that you see in your community that you want to address. Dr. Baron Davis.

Middle School 102

Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development 102

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. When data is disaggregated, Asian American women make up less than 10 percent of the tech industry.

Social Justice 98

Social Justice Lesson Plan Cultures Private School 98

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.

Teaching 52

Teaching Historic Sites Archiving Museum 52

Edthena

JUNE 7, 2021

Educators often review videos of their teaching to reflect on and strengthen their instructional practice. Dr. Bryan Carter is the undergraduate program director and a professor at the City University of Seattle in the School of Education and Leadership and is passionate about teacher self-reflection.

Social Justice 80

Social Justice Leadership Humanities Teaching 80

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Fight for social justice.” Sharpies also tend to become campus leaders, in part because TeenSHARP requires that its students develop leadership skills. And our job is to teach them how to play the game.” In your schools, do something! Their questions are always so smart and so insightful.”

Heritage 143

Heritage High School Social Justice Political Science 143

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Recently, she started classes toward a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and learning at the University of Louisville. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. Should you not get college credit just because we don’t teach it here?”. That degree program is not free.

Economics 144

Economics Sociology Social Justice High School 144

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

EdClusters18 brought together nearly 100 leaders from more than 20 regions and 48 organizations across the country working to advance future-facing teaching and learning. Education is the social justice issue of our time…period. See the full agenda here.) What will it take to produce a more equitable and reflective system?

EdTech 76

EdTech Education Social Justice Research 76

Edthena

MAY 18, 2021

It’s no wonder that Tasha was also selected to be in a teacher leadership program where she is a mentor to other teachers in the building. In addition to teaching, he has served as department chair, swim coach, and Russian program manager. Alicia is also committed to equity and social justice. Daniel Miller.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Archiving Public School Project-Based Learning 52

Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

He completed his dissertation, “Black Elected Officials, Leadership Style and the Politics of Race: Los Angeles, 1963-2003,” under the mentorship of the late Dr. Michael Preston, WPSA’s first African American President. Within the American Political Science Association, Dr. Ricks held a number of leadership and committee positions.

Political Science 43

Political Science Social Justice Leadership American History 43

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Gifted education needs to diversify, they said — for racial and social justice, and because otherwise it might not survive. They said that giftedness could also be creativity, and found that a high IQ score did not necessarily correspond with leadership, professional accomplishment or even success in school.

Education 145

Education Elementary School High School Public School 145

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 16, 2017

social justice! I love doing this kind of facilitation work with educators. Too often in our schools we use big, important ideas or terms – critical thinking! technology integration! student inquiry! academic rigor! – that mean widely different things to different people.

Social Justice 70

Social Justice Critical Thinking Education Leadership 70

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 19, 2023

This means those who can give financial support, but also those who give their time and expertise, like subject-area tutors, people who teach enrichment courses, and those who volunteer to work in the garden and food pantry. Join our mailing list and get weekly tips, tools, and inspiration that will make your teaching more effective and fun.

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Tutoring Pedagogy Library Middle School 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 22, 2020

This is my second update on my new summer Master’s seminar, Leadership for Social Justice. As I said in my last post about this class , my six students have been co-creating the class with me… We have continued to approach the class through a variety of social justice lenses. Related Posts.

Social Justice 63

Social Justice Leadership Cultures Public School 63

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

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I 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. Teacher leadership. Fellowship.

Leadership 104

Leadership Social Justice Middle School Public School 104

Political Science Now

AUGUST 2, 2024

At Chicago as at Yale, Cohen has mentored innumerable graduate students, both formally and informally, who have similarly gone on to become major contributors to scholarship and teaching and to institutional and political reform initiatives. In all these many endeavors, Professor Cathy J.

Political Science 65

Political Science Civic Engagement Social Justice Civics 65

The Hechinger Report

JULY 26, 2022

I teach at a public Title I school, where one-sixth of students identify as English Language Learners. I want them to think, become confident in expressing themselves and see real-life value in what I teach. We get to admire creative individuals, foster everyone’s leadership qualities and reach all students.

Social Justice 119

Social Justice Government High School Leadership 119

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

On June 4, the Zinn Education Project hosted a Press Call about the 4th Annual National Teach Truth Day of Action. The Day of Action is cosponsored by more than 65 prominent racial and social justice organizations. The Teach Truth Day of Action is part of a campaign to reclaim public education as a common good.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The story of a fictional little girl named Heather with two moms enraged conservative families , who were dead-set against a Rainbow curriculum that included teaching social issues in classrooms. So here we are again, with echoes of the Scopes trial a century ago when Tennessee tried to ban the teaching of evolution.

Library 112

Library Social Justice History Psychology 112