Diversity
Find resources to help build an inclusive school community for students from different cultural, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds and for children with unique instructional needs.
6 Strategies to Support Students With Non-Traditional Family Structures
Schools can avoid unintentionally alienating students by ensuring that all family structures are represented and welcomed.
Why Black Teachers Walk Away
Teachers of color are leaving the profession at staggering rates. A new study highlights some of the reasons why.15.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.5 Strategies to Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Elementary students can explore and celebrate a variety of cultures in May during AANHPI Heritage Month.129Your content has been saved!
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Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers
How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.17.3kYour content has been saved!
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Teaching Young Children About Bias, Diversity, and Social Justice
Use young children’s understanding of differences to teach social justice through age-appropriate literature, news stories, anti-bias lessons, familiar examples, and problem solving.17.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Do’s & Don’ts for Teaching English-Language Learners
In an excerpt from his book with fellow teacher Katie Hull Sypnieski, blogger Larry Ferlazzo looks at a few basic ways to reach students who are learning English as well as the subject at hand.13.6kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Correcting for Implicit Bias in Grading
In an effective feedback culture, students feel safe making mistakes and are provided with opportunities to demonstrate what they know and can do.186Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Schools Struggle to Support LGBTQ Students
Recent research finds the majority of teachers want to help LGBTQ students but don’t always know how.10.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Celebrating Women’s History Month in Middle School
Teachers can share the achievements of important women in lessons across the curriculum—during March and all year long.243Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How Does Poverty Influence Learning?
Poverty-related factors that intervene in students' ability to learn include health and well-being, limited literacy and language development, access to material resources, and level of mobility.13.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.José Vilson: Good Math Education Is a ‘Civil Right’
The middle school math teacher, author, and lecturer, on holding high expectations for every child and prioritizing mathematics in the same way we do literacy.Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity
Ideas include knowing every child, celebrating their potential, recognizing their challenges, acknowledging inequity, and using culture as a resource.11.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Teaching Students About the Richness of Black Language Traditions
Black History Month is an opportunity to augment traditional written documents with visual, sonic, dramatic, and multimedia texts.Integrating Culturally Responsive Teaching and Trauma-Informed Practices
Using these techniques together helps teachers support all students and foster a sense of belonging.497Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Why Teachers of Color Matter for Students of Color to Succeed
Research shows that having a teacher of color can help students of color reach better outcomes; but the benefits extend to all young people, preparing them to live and work in an increasingly diverse society.5.5kYour content has been saved!
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