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Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy

The internet and digital technology have not only changed our day-to-day lives—they have changed the boundaries of education. Most educators embrace the opportunities (and responsibilities) presented by new media and

July 4, 2022

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Dr. Rachael Mahmood

Dr. Rachael Mahmood is a fifth grade teacher in a large school district outside of Chicago. In addition to teaching, she works as an equity ambassador designing and delivering equity workshops throughout her school district as well as in surrounding schools. Dr. Mahmood shares ideas, lessons, and frameworks for culturally responsive teaching with other educators on her YouTube channel and on Twitter. Her doctoral research re-examined parent involvement models to credit the involvement of African American mothers with low incomes. In January 2020, she was featured in the Chicago Tribune

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Elizabeth Kleinrock

Liz Kleinrock (she/her) is an anti-bias and anti-racist educator of both children and adults, and creates curriculum for K-12 students, specializing in designing inquiry-based units of study. In addition to her work as a classroom teacher, Liz works with schools and companies to facilitate learning for adults that supports anti-bias and anti-racist practices. In 2018, she received the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2019 delivered her TED Talk, “ How to Teach Kids to Talk About Taboo Topics.” In the spring of 2021, Liz released her first book, Start Here, Start Now

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March 29, 2019

Teaching Active Kindness With a Little Spy Work

How can we help future teachers realize the value of kindness before they teach it to students?

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Bullying & Bias

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature

The word "Slavery" being painted over by white paint and white painter.

Children’s books are a common way to introduce the topic of slavery to our youngest students. But what do we do when the stories get it wrong?

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Curbing floods and restoring a sense of community

“English Avenue, an historic African-American neighborhood with an illustrious past, sits at the bottom of Atlanta’s water runoff. Blighted by regular flooding, mass vacancies, unemployment, and impoverishment, English Avenue finds hope in a home-grown response from its youth. Longtime resident MacKenzie Bass — along with fellow members of Street Smart — helped construct a park that curbs the excess water, creates a gathering place, and seeks to reclaim English Avenue’s identity.”

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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6-8

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Race & Ethnicity Class Rights & Activism

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History

Geography

June 26, 2019

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January 22, 2018

Toolkit for "Why Mendez Still Matters"

Mendez v. Westminster has gone largely unrecognized in history instruction. If it is mentioned at all, the case is often tagged as a precursor to the civil rights movement or as the Mexican-American version of Brown v

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November 30, 2017

Discussing Sexual Harassment in the Classroom

Whether or not the topic of sexual harassment comes up in class organically, teachers must address it with students. This teacher suggests ways to do that with sensitivity.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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October 6, 2017

My Female Student Wanted to Be Homecoming King

After being asked to advocate for a student, this teacher realizes a gap in her work: the importance of representation and empathy for the LGBT students in her school’s community. And she takes action.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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October 16, 2017

From Columbus to Charlottesville: An Urgent Call for Benevolence

This former high school history teacher now realizes that she failed her students by sticking to the subject matter and neglecting what’s most important about education. She’s worried her fellow educators might be failing too.

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