How The WE CAN Project Touched My Students by Kristen LaScola My name is Kristen LaScola, and I am a 3rd grade teacher at Hudson City Schools in Hudson, Ohio. I first came across Jesse Ruben when a family member sent me one of Jesse’s most inspirational songs, “We Can.” Being a musician myself, I…
Report Details Continued Inequity In Education by TeachThought Staff From a press release OAKLAND, CA (October 28, 2015) The Education Trust – West today released “Black Minds Matter: Supporting the Educational Success of Black Children in California,” which examines how the nearly 1 million Black youth in California are faring from preschool through college and…
Within a few days, the superintendent informed the school board of my plan in closed session, and held meetings to create a plan of action.
One Teacher In Ten: My Experience As An LGBT Educator by Brett Bigham When I wrote my essay for One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium I was at a crossroads in my life and career. I was six months into being Oregon’s Teacher of the Year and I was under order from my…
Although the American Association of University Women focuses on all of academia, closing the gender gap in STEM remains a priority.
Teaching African American students starts with you. Through critical and parallel inquiry, you can help African American students find their own answers.
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a sequence of words: Sally and her seashells, Peter and his peppers.
I was moved to share Bryan Stevenson’s “We Need To Talk About An Injustice,” because of its authenticity, utility, and value for teachers.
In short, the evolution of hip-hop as an art form, critical cultural voice, and medium to reach youth is a complex & hugely ‘human’ concept.
by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher & Learnist Evangelist Last week I answered a Quora question about why history should be taught “instead of something more practical.” What could be “more practical” than history? History defines us as a culture, unites us and divides us in turn, tells the story of hegemony, opportunity, change, and…
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