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Tuned-in Teaching: Centering Youth Culture for an Active and Just Classroom
Does your classroom ever feel stuck, or out-of-tune? Meaningful teaching is something educators strive for each day. Educators also know that there is no such thing as a perfect classroom. Despite our best intentions, our classrooms sometimes feel like...
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Uphill Both Ways: Helping Students Who Struggle in School
No matter what the educational approach, struggling students find learning an uphill climb. What's worse, they're stuck with labels—deficit, disability, at-risk—that are more often offensive than accurate. Crystal England addresses the...
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We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be
“That’s the problem with you, Minor” a student huffed. “You want to make everything about reading or math. It’s not always about that. At school, you guys do everything except listen to me. Y’all want to use your...
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What About Me? : Strategies for Teaching Misunderstood Learners
With Faking It, Christopher Lee and Rosemary Jackson changed the way we view special learners, offering a moving account of Lee's struggle and ultimate triumph over dyslexia. Now, with What About Me?, Lee combines his special insight with Jackson's...
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Where Have All the Bluebirds Gone? : How to Soar with Flexible Grouping
There is more to grouping readers than the traditional grouping by ability with each level not so cleverly disguised by names like bluebirds, redbirds, and crows. Flexible grouping allows teachers to address today’s increasingly diverse classrooms...