Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul: Using 'Stamped (For Kids)' to Talk About Race
For parents and teachers looking for a resource on how to talk about race with kids, there's a new book called "Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You." It's written by educator Dr. Sonja Che...
11 Touko 202114min
How Families are Pushing Schools to Teach Reading Skills More Effectively
As a child, Connie Williams learned to read using the “whole word” strategy, which has since been disproven as an effective technique. She graduated high school in Oakland, Calif., but she was functio...
8 Syys 202027min
How Fan Fiction Inspires Kids to Read and Write and Write and Write
For many students, writing can be tedious, especially after years of boring grammar, spelling and structure drills. But for kids who have discovered fan fiction, writing about something they’re alread...
25 Elo 202019min
How Culturally Relevant Teaching Can Build Relationships When Students Are Home During Distance Learning
Culturally relevant teaching strategies help make learning more meaningful to the lives of students and address some of the equity issues in curriculum. When schools closed in March because of COVID-1...
11 Elo 202022min
Prom? Canceled. Graduation? Online. High Schoolers Share Their Worlds With Us
Seniors missed out on prom, signing yearbooks, sharing the news of college acceptances with friends and teachers in person, and walking across the graduation stage in front of their family and friends...
28 Heinä 202032min
How Learning Emotional Skills Can Help Boys Become Men
When Ashanti Branch started the Ever Forward Club, he was a high school math teacher trying to figure out why the young men in his classes weren’t succeeding. He found they were craving what he desire...
14 Heinä 202024min
MindShift Podcast is Back with Season Five!
We’re here just in time to unpack some of the extraordinary circumstances created by emergency distance learning and the COVID-19 pandemic. This season, you’ll hear how teachers and students prioritiz...
7 Heinä 20204min
