'Culturally Responsive Teaching Is Not a Quick Fix'
Five educators share culturally responsive teaching "tips," including the use of restorative circles and creating lessons with students' cultures in mind.
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'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Honors the Humanity & Identity of Young People'
Five educators provide recommendations on how to incorporate culturally sustaining pedagogy in the classroom, including offering a four-step process and encouraging teachers to start with educating themselves about their students.
March 03, 2020
Culturally Responsive Instruction Is 'Not Just About Adding a Hip Hop Song to Your Lesson Hook'
Ten educators offer specific ideas on how to apply culturally responsive pedagogy in schools, including through the use of diverse literature and by inviting students to share their own life experiences.
March 01, 2020
Steps to Make Classrooms More Culturally Responsive
Six educators share specific suggestions on how to make lessons more culturally responsive, including through having teachers assess their own biases and by elevating students' culture and language.
February 25, 2020
Connecting Reading & Writing 'Is a High-Leverage Move'
Five educators recommend strategies for using reading instruction as a tool to improve students' writing skills, including through the use of informal writing and sections of reading texts students can use as models for their writing.
February 23, 2020
Ways Reading Can Support Writing Instruction
Five educators share ideas on how reading instruction can help students become more effective writers, including through the use of mentor texts and through a guided step-by-step process.
February 18, 2020
Educators Must Have a 'Plan of Action' to Confront Our Challenges
Three educators discuss dangers facing education today, including gun violence and teacher burnout, as well as shrinking school budgets that threaten programs and student well-being.
February 15, 2020
'The Silence of Educators Is Dangerous'
Four educators share their thoughts on the biggest dangers facing schools, including the silence of educators, often keeping mum in the "face of injustices that in our hearts and minds we know are unethical."
February 12, 2020
'Being Nice Is Not Enough to Make Racism Disappear'
Veteran educator Dr. Karen Baptiste discusses how teachers believing they are "colorblind" contributes toward the school-to-prison pipeline for students.
February 09, 2020
'Claiming to Not See Race Leads to Inequity in Education'
Four educators offer recommendations on how to respond to teachers who say they "don't see race," including specific questions to use for deepening the conversation.
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