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December 31, 2015

A Justice Educator’s New Year

This blogger suggests four strategies—or resolutions—that social justice educators and activists can use to protect their sanity and promote solidarity.

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Rights & Activism

December 17, 2015

Connecting With Students Through Dialogue

After learning an important lesson about student engagement as a classroom teacher, this teacher educator passed it on to her pre-service teachers: Focus on connecting with students versus trying to control them.

Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Begin Within"

To facilitate difficult conversations with your students, equip them with strategies they can use to persevere when emotions run high. Let’s Talk, the publication from which “Begin Within” was excerpted, includes several pedagogical approaches to help students learn to sit with their discomfort and to moderate it over time.

Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Questioning Payne"

This toolkit for “Questioning Payne” offers ways to shift your school from a deficit-based mind-set to an equity literacy model.

Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Own Your Voice"

This toolkit for "'Own Your Voice'" is a three-part activity for grades 8–12 that engages students with the Maria Hinojosa interview and asks them to conduct their own interviews that amplify “voice” and tell untold stories.

December 15, 2015

Speak Truth To Power

Speak Truth To Power creates a new generation of students leaders who are not only aware of human rights abuses, but prepared to do something about them.

Topic

Rights & Activism

Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Cracking the Code"

“Cracking the Code” looks at the representation of girls in computer science. This toolkit helps educators create an environment that welcomes all girls to participate in computer science and pursue careers in this field.

Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for “Wanted: Playground Buddy”

This toolkit for “Wanted: Playground Buddy” provides suggestions and activities to help students and educators add a Buddy Bench to the playground and make their school more inclusive.

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