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Cultural Responsiveness Starts with Real Caring
Culturally responsive teaching is really about building relationships and validating students. Ensuring the academic success of students takes care and a little tough love.
Violent Truth Is Much Scarier Than Simulation
An active shooter training video produced in southern California leaves one teacher feeling offended and traumatized.
Galimoto Connects Students to the World
This teacher helps students find commonalities between their own complex lives and the experiences of children a world away.
Praise Helps Redefine Student Roles
This English teacher picked up a few tips for connecting with students. It’s all about how you speak.
‘Switched’ Puts Deaf Culture in the Mainstream
Watching a television program featuring deaf and hard of hearing characters changed this teacher’s perspective. She wants to pass it on to her students.
Clarity Comes After Viewing of 'Bully'
When a teacher accompanies her students to see the film Bully, she asks important questions about how adults in the school building handle the issue.
Mining the Jewel of Black History Month
Planning for Black History Month can be authentic without falling into the pitfalls of the “heroes and holidays.” Look for ways to involve the entire school community and teach about the history and experiences of African Americans across the curriculum and throughout the year.
‘Rape Culture’ Lives Close to Home
When students express outrage over the “rape culture” in another country, the teacher brings the discussion closer to home for further exploration.
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