So I’ve been thinking about an 8 week Reconstruction/Civil Rights unit for my 8th grade USH class and how to include sources from @Tolerance_org, books, and multiple primary sources.
This is the test question. Give me your thoughts/recommendations or DM if you want to collab
Please don’t tell me this is too political. People are being murdered. All curriculum—intentional or not—is political. Good teaching is responsive to what is happening in our students’ lives. Teaching Materials – Black Lives Matter At School https://t.co/21ypt1Il0k
@GV_English @GavinNewsom I agree for the most part but closing restaurants can leave some people without. There are some who rely on home delivery. I know some places are doing curb pick up for those who need meals.
Today we honored @kobebryant by allowing students to annotate his retirement poem. They also learned about the importance of perseverance.
After, students had to ball up their worst fears and take a shot for points. You must yell “Kobe” when you take your shot!
They loved it!
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, our Social Justice Standards can guide you in highlighting his role in a broad, dynamic movement that involved many people, organizations and strategies.
https://t.co/4gY2qzKift
Big story: Charlottesville Police Department has been installing surveillance cameras near majority-black public housing neighborhoods without telling anyone.
This is not a good look, to say the least. Read all about it here:
https://t.co/XCxjy3CnlF
We went from 12.5% to 27%. With less growth for representation for children of color and this is not even included children of different abilities. We need to do better.
#SDEquity#ec2020
If this image of diversity in children’s book showing how Animals and trucks have more representation than children of color isn’t shocking enough, see my next tweet with the 2018 numbers! #SDEquity#ec2020
No topics off the table this morning. @DrGrantjr is turning over every stone this morning at #SDEquity#EC2020, while all the while reminding us, “yes, im talking to you - remember, mindfulness.”