anti-racism
Go Slow at the Beginning of the Year So Your Students Can Go Fast Later
Welcome back to a new year of students and teaching! For some of you, this will be your first group of students and they will make a lasting impact on your teaching journey. Enjoy the time you have...
Teaching
We Can Teach Black History and LGBTQ History at the Same Time. In Fact, We Should.
My social media feeds were drenched with homophobia this week. People were saying how they really felt about my state, Illinois, joining other states mandating the teaching of LGBTQ history in...
equity
Student Journalism Changed My Life
Every student deserves the chance to tell their story. Three years ago, to me, the daily proceedings at the vast majority of schools across my home state of Washington seemed almost identical. At my...
Teaching
A Teacher's First Year: The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful
Joining a new school community comes with a unique set of challenges. In addition to the difficulties inherent in any new school year, new teachers must also learn and navigate new systems, develop...
Diversity
Don't Just Invite Black Men to School on the First Day, We Need Them All Year Long
A tradition for many schools that educate predominately Black children involves welcoming the children back with scores of Black men cheering them on as they enter the building to start the school...
Diversity
Teaching About Race Does Not Make You Un-American
"The Holocaust was an atrocity." This was the example I gave my eighth graders as we were learning our words of the week. And with one word, I learned that my eighth grade students had no idea what...
