Teaching
Here's Why It's More Important Than Ever to Support Black Teachers
“I Fear I May Have Integrated My People Into a Burning House.” — Martin Luther King Jr. It is no secret that there is a widening diversity gap between our public school students and our public school...
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Minneapolis NAACP, Black Teachers Call Out Racism Behind Recent Teacher Strike
The Minneapolis NAACP held a press conference at the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers offices Thursday afternoon to unveil "the truth behind the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) deception"...
Teaching
It’s Time to Rethink the Way We Evaluate Our Teachers
“Ms. Avalos, tell me I’m right!” Darrien and his lab group crowd my desk. “But it doesn’t make any sense,” argues Jocelyn, “Why would it go up?” My students are in the middle of a physics lesson on...
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We Must Integrate Data Literacy Into Teacher Prep, And It's Easier Than You Think
When my colleagues and I asked a group of pre-service teachers to graph and make a claim about data, the response we got surprised us. “Data exploration is completely new to me,” said a college...
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Black History Must Include the Heroic Black Soldiers of WW II
“Pop-Pop, did Black soldiers like you actually fight in World War II?” My grandfather, a WWII U.S Army combat veteran, lifted his shirt to reveal the scar left by the shrapnel that destroyed one of...
Teaching
Here's Why I Teach Black History All Year Long
Like many of my students, I look forward to Black History Month in February, when schools and organizations across the country celebrate and honor the contributions of Black Americans and others of...