When We Lose the Right to Call Ourselves Professionals 16Oct2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez This is not the way professionals handle things.
Culturally Responsive Teaching: 4 Misconceptions 10Sep2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez In some cases, teachers think they’re practicing culturally responsive teaching, when in fact, they’re kind of not. Zaretta Hammond helps clear things up.
How One Teacher Started an Urban Gardening Revolution 16Jul2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez Every year, more schools are discovering the educational potential of gardens. But this one? You have to see it to believe it.
Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color 12Mar2017 by Jennifer Gonzalez By taking a few specific actions, teachers could be doing an incredible job of helping students of color reach their full potential.
A Strength-Based Approach to Teaching English Learners 11Sep2016 by Laura Lenz Instead of focusing on the deficits of English language learners, what if we held up their cultures, languages, unique skills, and life experiences as assets?
Black Girls and School: We Can Do Better 3Jul2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If you work with students of color, especially with Black girls, consider this book required reading.
A Collection of Resources for Teaching Social Justice 14Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Want your students to actively engage in addressing inequality? Explore this annotated bibliography of resources for teaching students about social justice.
3 Tips to Make Any Lesson More Culturally Responsive 1Apr2015 by Zaretta Hammond Google “culturally responsive teaching” and you can find a dozen videos of well-meaning teachers leading some call-and-response chant about exponents or rapping about the Boston Tea Party while students sit back and giggle.
A Teacher’s Coming Out Story 25Mar2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Most LGBT teachers still feel they have to conceal their sexual orientation. A few years ago, 5th-grade teacher Jessica Lifshitz decided to stop hiding.