Pedagogy and Social Justice - Social Studies Network

5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

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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Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Kimberlé Crenshaw stated that in its original formulation, Intersectionality worked to expose “ how single-axis thinking undermines legal thinking, disciplinary knowledge production, and struggles for social justice.” Little by little, we can create the foundations of change.

Anthropology

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? Over 50,000 teachers have already joined—come on in.

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How We Designed a Community-Centered Model for Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversations

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post How We Designed a Community-Centered Model for Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversations appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 1, 2024

“It was written to appeal to Gen Z, so (it focused on) the idea of social justice, of using the classroom as a means for change, literacy as a means for change.” ” Eckert believes this appeal to social change is what makes EdRising different from recruitment programs of the past.

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Still learning? Still growing?

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

Beginning next week, my summer students and I will co-create our Leadership for Social Justice class together, recognizing that none of us has all of the answers but that we all can do something. Books: School leadership for social justice. Books: Culturally-relevant pedagogy. By themselves, they are not enough.

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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

Political Science Now

APRIL 22, 2025

Her academic interests include American Government institutions and voting behavior, State and Local Government, Women and Politics as well as issues around citizenship, civic education, and political science education and pedagogy.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I think that writing multimodally might be anthropology’s key contribution to contemporary critical pedagogies that challenge dominant narratives and empower marginalized communities.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

In addition to academic requirements like high-level mathematics and science courses (required for many tertiary tracks but not always available or required at township schools ), Launch accomplishes its mission through unique pedagogies intended to expand students’ aspirations and propel them toward “fulfilling futures.”

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

This is not uncommon, as many schools struggle to fill vacancies due to persistent shortages, often employing substitutes and in some cases, inexperienced teachers who may lack the knowledge and training around curriculum and pedagogy to deliver instruction as effectively as the teacher who left.

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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

AUGUST 1, 2024

A tenured Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Professor Levy teaches courses in American Politics and Government, American Public Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Justice Movements, Minority Politics and Women in Politics.

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Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

She has been an educator in the classroom and within school districts, and a leader of professional development for educators, with a focus on culturally responsive pedagogy, social justice, racial equity and community partnerships.

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Nothing’s Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Nothing’s Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The school visit demonstrated how they integrate culturally relevant pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and varied assessments to highlight Black brilliance in mathematics. Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School is a dynamic neighborhood school that uses technology predominately to redefine learning.

Middle School

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a junior in college, TFA’s "mission” of ending educational inequity appealed to students like myself: hardworking and passionate about the intersection of social justice and education. But shortly after I started the program, I realized I was unprepared for the two years that lie ahead.

Teaching

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Lesson Plan

The Realities of Working as a College Adjunct Professor

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

My master’s degree in education through a social justice graduate program radically changed how I approached teaching. Ever since I’d read Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” the idea of “ banking ” education didn’t sit well with me.

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Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 18, 2023

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? Over 50,000 teachers have already joined—come on in.

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

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

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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The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 19, 2023

The post The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. You’ll get access to our members-only library of free downloads, including 20 Ways to Cut Your Grading Time in Half , the e-booklet that has helped thousands of teachers save time on grading.

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Of Accountability and Interdependence

All Things Pedagogical

APRIL 16, 2023

Some folk try to put that value and space for interdependence in their pedagogy, by co-creating rubrics, instruction assignments, discussion spaces. But bigger picture interdependence has no place in this academic space because the systems are set up for folk to try to climb over each other for permanence, for recognition, for grants, etc.

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 27, 2024

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books from the Social Justice Books website offers specific things to look for when evaluating books for harmful stereotypes.

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The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

by TeachThought Staff Paulo Freire’s “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed” is a foundational text in educational theory. The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire A careful analysis of the teacher-student relationship at any level, inside or outside the school, reveals its fundamentally narrative character.

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

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2018

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.

Teaching

Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy Elementary School

The Case of Hostile Terrain ’94 at the University of Oregon

Anthropology News

MARCH 31, 2025

Additionally, non-university affiliated community groups working in immigration and social justice, as well as internal museum stakeholder groups including staff and volunteers, will be invited to prepare toe tags ahead of the installation.

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Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 2, 2023

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? Over 50,000 teachers have already joined—come on in.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

To support this claim, preservice teachers might bring up the inherently political components of language preservation projects, food sovereignty, linguistic justice, abolitionist teaching, and/or culturally relevant pedagogy (Nickman, 2009; NK 360, 2018; Lyiscott, 2014; Baker Bell, 2020; Love, 2019; Ladson Billings, 1995; 2014).

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 10, 2024

For displays and/or readings of banned books, Teaching for Change’s Social Justice Books offers a list of recommended titles. With thousands of books banned, Social Justice Books has selected titles that address social issues , such as When Wilma Rudolph Played Basketball.

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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. The post How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Exploring Open Education Pedagogy in Research Methods Classrooms: Diversifying Methods

Political Science Now

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The main purpose of our study is to explore a nuanced framework involving open pedagogy for political science research methods classes that engages a diverse student population and aligns students learning interests with our own disciplinary learning outcomes.

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In Memoriam: Sharon James

Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 1, 2024

Over the course of four weeks, she and Professor Moore worked relentlessly to introduce a cohort of young scholars to cutting-edge scholarship, pedagogy, and practices related to the performance of Roman comedy. Moore (Ph.D. ’86) 86) and hosted at UNC in summer 2012, was a signal accomplishment for Professor James.

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How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of the practices I have personally advocated for on Cult of Pedagogy, like calling students by their preferred names and pronouns and teaching accurate history , would likely get a teacher flagged by this policy, and right now I’m not sure what the best course of action is when it comes to these practices.

Teaching

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice

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5 Keys for Successful Remote Learning

Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

How We Designed a Community-Centered Model for Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversations

Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

Still learning? Still growing?

Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race

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

Nothing’s Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms

Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

The Realities of Working as a College Adjunct Professor

Unpacking Trauma-Informed Teaching

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

The Youth Boxing Club that is Changing Lives in Chicago

Of Accountability and Interdependence

Curating a More Inclusive Library

The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire

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

The Case of Hostile Terrain ’94 at the University of Oregon

Integrating Arab Narratives Across the Curriculum

Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

Book Bans Threaten Public Education

How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Exploring Open Education Pedagogy in Research Methods Classrooms: Diversifying Methods

In Memoriam: Sharon James

How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

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