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The Artful Approach to Exploring Identity and Fostering Belonging
Every child has the right to feel seen, valued, and free to be their unique selves at school. And as educators, we strive to create the conditions that can make it possible for our students to feel this sense of belonging every day. But what are the...
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The Artful Approach to Exploring Identity and Fostering Belonging.
The arts move us, sustain us, and awaken us. In their book, Rebecca Bellingham and Veronica Scott outline ways to engage in conversations about identity and belonging using the lens of the arts. The authors encourage educators and educational...
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The Not This, But That Series
"By the end of each book in this series you will understand both what not to and what to do to improve student learning." -Nell Duke and M. Colleen Cruz, Series Editors Much like the diet phenomenon Eat This Not That, this series aims to replace...
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Trauma-Responsive Pedagogy: Teaching for Healing and Transformation
Trauma and adversity are increasingly common experiences for students and educators, with growing poverty, income inequality, social injustice, institutional inequity, and the global pandemic worsening the situation...
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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...