The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The legacy of James Baldwin , the writer and social justice leader, is very much alive at the school. Its curriculum — which includes courses on race, class and social justice — is carefully designed to be relevant to its students, who are almost all black or Hispanic and who mostly come from low-income backgrounds.

Social Justice 45

Social Justice High School Public School Teaching 45

Heinemann Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

We know that academic learning doesn’t happen without social and emotional support, and writing, as a key literacy, is uniquely positioned in every classroom to do both.

Social Justice 102

Social Justice Education 102

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2020

A social justice movement formed in ways that many of us have never seen, which in turn has raised the central role that education must play to combat racism. Learn from the past A great deal has been learned since the onset of the pandemic and the social justice movement.

Social Justice 541

Social Justice Leadership Cultures Teaching 541

Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To kick off February, we're bringing you a list of the 4 Heinemann professional books about equity, social justice, antibias and antiracism, and social comprehension.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Classroom Management Education Policy Teaching 52

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

However, the current pandemic and social justice movements across the globe have brought a more unified focus on the work that needs to be done. Equity There have always been issues with equity when it comes to education.

Pedagogy 545

Pedagogy Social Justice K-12 EdTech 545

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website has a collection of ready-to-use classroom lessons and resources that span a range of social justice topics and issues while prioritizing social-emotional learning. Area Educators for Social Justice website has a collection of resources for educators.

Teaching 174

Teaching Social Justice Advocacy Middle School 174

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 27, 2024

Books on Labor and Organizing Here is a list from Social Justice Books of recommended titles for pre-K—12 and background reading for educators on labor history and labor organizing. Learn more. Films with a Conscience These “ films with a conscience ” can help young people think deeply about the world.

K-12 144

K-12 Social Justice History Teaching 144

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 1, 2024

“It was written to appeal to Gen Z, so (it focused on) the idea of social justice, of using the classroom as a means for change, literacy as a means for change.” ” Eckert believes this appeal to social change is what makes EdRising different from recruitment programs of the past.

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Social Justice Pedagogy Library Leadership 338

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For the past three years, I’ve participated in the Students for Equitable Education (SEE) Summit , a national social justice event that’s designed and led by students from across the country. Interested in hearing from Ray’Aunnah and other students about social justice topics that matter to them? ET / 8:30 a.m.

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Social Justice History Cultures High School 129

Zinn Education Project

APRIL 19, 2024

news segments on Haiti Social Justice Books recommended books for K–12 and educators The post Teaching About Haiti appeared first on Zinn Education Project. Here are selected resources: Tè Tremblé: An Unnatural Disaster: A Trial Role Play Probes the Roots of Devastation in Haiti by Adam Sanchez Democracy Now!

Teaching 52

Teaching Social Justice K-12 History 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Boaler also saw math as a lever to promote social justice. It emphasized “social justice” and suggested that students could take data science instead of advanced algebra in high school. Boaler says a half million teachers now visit youcubed’s website each month. She advocated for change.

Social Justice 139

Social Justice Middle School Civics Tradition 139

ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

Besides the bi-weekly dance program I teach every other quarter, I also teach a social justice and social-emotional learning block one day a week to an entire grade level. During one of my social justice blocks, we dedicate a week to the Day of the Dead and its traditions.

Community Engagement 98

Community Engagement Cultures Social Justice Tradition 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 3, 2021

Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Leadership for social justice: Class update 2. Be proud of your pockets of innovation. AND… Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 06: Making sense of our last 4 guest episodes.

Leadership 140

Leadership Social Justice Research Education 140

ED Surge

JULY 26, 2022

“What’s interesting about this” Mary Marcy, president of Dominican University of California, says, “is that rather than doing it independently, they’re actually partnering around a common set of values and mission around social justice and democracy.” And that’s possibly new, Marcy says.

Social Justice 109

Social Justice Tradition Education Educational Technology 109

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lewis (he/him/his) is an identity politics researcher, social justice activist, and Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I am a social justice activist in the traditions of W.E.B. His research has also bolstered his intellectual activism.

Political Science 42

Political Science Social Justice Advocacy History 42

Political Science Now

MAY 8, 2024

Karis is dedicated to social justice and equitable education demonstrated through her participation in campus organizations such as working as a peer mentor for the Michigan Community Scholars Program and a columnist for Michigan in Color, a section of the Michigan Daily.

Political Science 38

Political Science Social Justice Social Science Research 38

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website has a collection of ready-to-use classroom lessons and resources that span a range of social justice topics and issues while prioritizing social-emotional learning. Area Educators for Social Justice website has a collection of resources for educators.

Teaching 88

Teaching Social Justice Advocacy Middle School 88

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

A year ago, a Pennsylvania school board voted to ban a long list of books and other materials relating to race and social justice. How can English teachers discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain” or Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” without considering race and social justice?

Social Justice 87

Social Justice American History Education K-12 87

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Teaching ‘anthropologically’ through multimodal practices enhances social justice and more often than not empowers students to challenge dominant power structures and to critically reflect on issues of power and privilege, the same way that anthropologists tamper with the academic and ethnographic text as a dominant narrative mode.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy 130

Political Science Now

MAY 2, 2024

During her college career, Laila has contributed to public policy research, particularly in environmental justice and urban planning in disenfranchised communities.

Civic Engagement 42

Civic Engagement Political Science Social Justice Civics 42

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Another success story that comes to mind is from a provider that is partnering with a social justice nonprofit to help give internship opportunities to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The digital credential program is helping promote equity and social justice, reaching communities beyond the traditional educational pathway.

Social Justice 85

Social Justice EdTech Tradition Government 85

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

Beginning next week, my summer students and I will co-create our Leadership for Social Justice class together, recognizing that none of us has all of the answers but that we all can do something. Books: School leadership for social justice. By themselves, they are not enough. Still learning… Still growing…

Social Justice 109

Social Justice Pedagogy Leadership History 109

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

The Cornell Students 4 Black Lives account takes a slightly different approach and operates as a coalition of student and alumni organizations focused on raising money for social justice organizations, while also highlighting how systemic racism plays out in Ithaca, New York, where Cornell is located, and on Cornell’s campus.

Social Justice 128

Social Justice K-12 History Tradition 128

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

These bills forbid teachers from providing instruction that wades deeply into social justice topics. The program is designed to “elevate” the voices of historically marginalized people and has a goal of having students complete social justice action tasks. The student lessons are specific to grade-level bands.

Teaching 121

Teaching Social Justice Education K-12 121

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

integration of universally designed practices to help all students (which covers social justice, restorative practices, SEL) and somehow helping more teachers embrace that accommodations are not cheating. Even taking responsibility for picking trash up that they dropped. Inclusion and REAL collaborative teaching.

Education 316

Education Social Justice Library Professional Development 316

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Launched in 2011 as a project of the Manaus Fund, a local social justice organization, and later established as an independent nonprofit, Valley Settlement now has a half-dozen programs that serve children and families in concert, including those for infants and toddlers, pregnant and postpartum women, and caregivers.

Social Justice 106

Social Justice Economics Tradition Education 106

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Related: OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders “What can’t you do with a humanities degree?” — and see clearly the vast world of work that opens to them through education in these disciplines.

Humanities 121

Humanities Social Science Museum Social Justice 121

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

Leadership for social justice: Class update 1. Leadership for social justice: Class update 2. How are the conversations going in your school system? Related Posts. Silver Lining for Learning, Episode 06: Making sense of our last 4 guest episodes. Instagram live with Fantastically Fourth.

Controversial Topics 79

Controversial Topics Social Justice Leadership History 79

Anthropology News

APRIL 16, 2024

This headline provoked intense conversation among youth in a language and social justice course I developed with three multilingual educators at a nonprofit organization (Institute for the Future, IFF). As students noted, tourism jobs required English without paying minimum wage and were marked by exploitative labor conditions.

Social Justice 52

Social Justice Anthropology Economics Government 52

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

JANUARY 16, 2023

President (or leader of your respective country), a famous inventor, a social justice activist, or even a character in a book your students have read about. You might not think that you have time to teach job skills, but there are some unique project ideas that you could apply to any historical unit.

Middle School 130

Middle School Teaching Social Justice Social Studies 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. Sanes gets a lot of support for this approach from his administration.

Teaching 116

Teaching Civics Civic Engagement K-12 116

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Current class topics include Sociological Theory, Sociology of Human Sexuality, Social Psychology and Sociology Through Film. Research interests include social movements, social justice and cultural genocide.

Sociology 44

Sociology Museum Political Science Anthropology 44

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

In schools it is being used to teach all kinds of skills and subjects from math to foreign languages to social justice to fair trade. It is a sandbox independent video game where players dig (mine) and build (craft) different kinds of 3D blocks within a large world of varying terrains and habitats to explore.

Social Justice 336

Social Justice K-12 Lesson Plan Teaching 336

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

Sharif El-Mekki is c hief executive officer for the Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, founder of The Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice, and a leading contributor to the Philly’s 7th Ward blog.

Social Justice 135

Social Justice Leadership Elementary School Professional Development 135

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 5, 2015

The other day I had a great conversation with Nick Alm, a sophomore at the University of Minnesota studying Entrepreneurial Management and Social Justice. For the past few months he has been working on a tech start-up called InvolvEdu. As a former high school principal I was really intrigued by the concept.

Social Justice 250

Social Justice Economics High School 250

ED Surge

JUNE 16, 2023

In a stinging irony, many tenured faculty teach courses on equity and social justice, where students learn about oppression engendered by privilege. Most are not compensated for academic work performed outside their classroom. Few are given funds for professional development, administrative support or even an office.

Social Justice 121

Social Justice Economics Professional Development Tradition 121

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

Critical Thinking 104

Critical Thinking Social Justice Humanities Teaching 104