Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
This morning in CILT, I was asked to deliver a proposal to host a financial aid workshop for our students on behalf of our lead counselor. My urban high school has been very fortunate to have counselors as well as other partners like Education is Freedom and the Go Center to help our students to get financial assistance to gain more access to a post-secondary education. Unfortunately, many students have not taken advantage of these services. Then, I happened upon this TED Talk where slam poet Carvens Lissaint...
I am a teacher. I am passionate about what I do. I want to be able to empower my students to believe in themselves, believe in their education, believe they can achieve their goals. I try my best to do the right thing. I seek out professional development to better serve my urban students. I read articles and follow discussions to continue to learn how my English language learners learn best. I focus on technology as a means of providing a more equitable education for my 80% low SES kids. I advocate for reform to...
For many students, school is the only place where they can be on even ground with the rest of their peers. When implementing digital tools to learn, it becomes more than just a question of engagement and participation. How is digital learning an equity issue?
via teachingtochangela.org
Jonathan Kozol has been a tireless advocate for civil rights in education for the past five decades. His book, Savage Inequalities, was a call to conscience for the nation. He will be among the speakers at the Save Our Schools March and Rally in Washington, DC, on Saturday, July 30th. I asked him to explain his reasons for marching this summer. You published Savage Inequalities back in 1992. What has happened to the level of inequity in our schools in the two decades since then? The inequalities are...
Replace "therapist" with "teacher" and "client" with "student". Incredible start to uncomfortable yet imperative conversations. Click here to download: microaggression_article.pdf (805 KB) (download) Click here to download: microaggression_article.pdf (805 KB)
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via ernestmorrell.com Inspiring keynote at NWP's Urban Sites Network Conference 2011.