When Schools Think More About Data Than Understanding
Teaching is easy. Teaching well is very, very hard to do day in and day out, especially in the schools that need it most.
The Black Lives Movement In Your Classroom
Part of teaching during the Black Lives Matter era is helping Black students know and tell their stories with wisdom, urgency & affection.
For Students Surviving The Coronavirus Quarantine In An Abusive Home
With the current COVID-19 crisis we are facing a time where schools are closed and many students are trapped in an abusive home. But there is hope.
Teaching Human Rights: Resources, Benefits, And Guiding Questions
The right questions and resources for teaching human rights can help create more inclusive environments for the next generation of learners.
Actor’s Theatre Streaming Performances During COVID-19 Closure
Actors Theatre of Louisville announces Actors Theatre Direct: on-demand content to ensure that theatre continues to thrive during COVID-19.
5 Strategies For Teaching About The Holocaust Through Inquiry
Effective teaching about the Holocaust requires asking students the right questions, and that is the beginning of any inquiry-based lesson.
Audience And Purpose: Who Are You Teaching And Why?
Audience and purpose are elemental. They have to come first or none of it makes any sense. Who are you teaching, and why? Who exactly, and why exactly?
25 Social Justice Books To Encourage Students To Change The World
Which are the best books to promote social justice and activism? Which can encourage students to change their world?
A Free Tool Kit From Harvard’s Project Zero
Here’s A Free Tool Kit From Harvard’s Project Zero To Incorporate Good Work Into Your Curriculum by Terry Heick Good work is central to TeachThought’s approach to teaching and learning. It’s part of the ethos of our Inside-Out School model and central to critical literacy. It’s also a recurring theme in Wendell Berry’s work (a Kentucky author who…
Why You Should Care That Kendrick Lamar Just Won A Pulitzer Prize
Kendrick Lamar winning the Pulitzer Prize in music is important because of context: race continues to be a wound on the American landscape.
When We Ask Black Teachers To Discipline Black Students
I eventually left the school. It was clear to me that my presence was to be white muscle disguised in black skin.
How We Use A Mentoring Model For Disadvantaged Students
When we started thinking about what a mentoring model for students should look like, we realized student peers should be a part of that.
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