Creating an Inclusive Classroom Environment
Inclusion is a word that gets thrown around a lot in education. But what does inclusion mean? What does it look like? How do you create an inclusive classroom? What...
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Essential Reading and Watching List for Women’s History Month
Reading List ‘The Vanishing Half’ by Brit Bennett – Named one of Barack Obamas favorite books of the year. The identical Vignes twin sisters grew up in a small...
Black History Month Activities – K-12
Cut and Paste Timeline Start out with a lesson on the civil rights movement and what social movements are. Many key events took place over several decades that molded the...
Reading List for Black History Month
Age Level 6-9 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World By: Charles Smith Illustrated by: Shane Evans Genre: Nonfiction Each day in the book features a different...
Teaching Black History In The Classroom
First, it is important to drill in that Black history is American history and it should be taught throughout the entire year; not just the month of February. Many teachers...
Classroom Community Building Activities
Feeling safe and comfortable in the classroom helps students to focus their energy on learning. There was a study done in 2018 that found that when teachers purposefully create a...
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Classroom
October 11th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. On October 8th 2021 Indigenous Peoples’ Day became formally recognized as a national holiday! This is a day to learn, observe, reflect, create, and...