Social Studies for a Better World

Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators by Noreen Naseem Rodríguez & Katy Swalwell, Published by WW Norton 2021

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

Among all the tributes to the powerful life of Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), we recommend the @snccdigital / @SNCCLegacy profile below about how Belafonte (with his friend Sidney Poitier) risked his life to support the Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi.
https://t.co/O8sVzy54kT

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Yesssss! Who else wants stickers???

[Paul Gorski | Equity Literacy Institute @EquityLiteracy]

Changing a racist policy is not enough. If we don't confront the racist thinking and institutional culture that created the racist policy and let it live then that racist thinking and culture will continue infesting everything else. That's not a solution, just a rearrangement.

[Social Justice Books @sojustbooks]

A history lesson for all ages in the picture book, "How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee" by @poetweatherford & illustrated by @frankmorrison_ #TeachTruth

April release, available for pre-order now via @Bookshop_Org, here: https://t.co/tVniuf86ND

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1923, SCOTUS held that Indian immigrants had "unmistakable and profound differences” from "white" immigrants and were legally barred from becoming U.S. citizens. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/fIFItMz4Cq

[Social Justice Books @sojustbooks]

4th graders in DC school learned about representation in children's lit (& took photos of themselves with mirror/window books), met authors, & then looked at @PENamerica data on book bans.

See their visual response ⬇️incl. a bar graph. Kudos to teachers.
https://t.co/0WTPX7cskb

[Dr. Kristen Duncan @DrKristenDuncan]

Hey y’all! Check out this article from @DelandreaHall, @msdunn_says, and me. Black joy has always been important, but in this moment providing students opportunities to learn about (and through) Black joy is especially critical.

https://t.co/lU6Xd3BSMV

[Dr. Greg Simmons, NBCT @gsimmo1]

Excited to dig in to this fantastic book with my @UBGSE elementary SS students! Thanks @NaseemRdz @KatySwalwell

[Preston King ATH 2029 @PrestonK_2029]

Join us for our 3rd #Blackhistory Nerds session of 2023. You can register here: https://t.co/H0185Szl6W #BlackHistoryMonth @UBGSE

[Social Studies for a Better World @SSFABW]

@KaraHaaSciEd @MarkWindschitl @mbraaten We're also fans of Upper Elementary Mathematics Lessons to Explore, Understand, and Respond to Social Injustice by Tonya Bartell, @YehCathery and @FeltonKoestler!

[Social Studies for a Better World @SSFABW]

@KaraHaaSciEd https://t.co/jZXix6fPuq by @MarkWindschitl Jessica Thompson & @mbraaten might be it!

[Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) @hgse]

Curriculum for elementary school social studies needs to change.

@CUBoulder's @NaseemRdz shares how today's lessons present an outdated narrative and need an anti-oppressive approach. Listen to the Harvard EdCast for more.

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1968, Black Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos faced death threats and expulsion for protesting racial inequality. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/GkdyfxAm5Z

[swm @sheathescholar]

update: today in class, my students worked in small groups to create a digital toolkit of resources they could use when teaching about gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ+ stories in early childhood classrooms.

lesson: when you don’t have the answer, find some together.

[Lisa Buchanan @lisabbuchanan]

#EDU4260 applying Rodríguez and Swalwell's chapter 6's pedagogy on simulations and games in #SSFABW using Concentric Circles discussion on this gorgeous fall day in NC
@Elon_Ed

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Will you be at @CUFANCSS in Nov/Dec? Check out this Contemporary Issues Dialogue about how teacher educators are using the book!

[RBmediaTopAuthors @RBmediaAuthors]

You don't have to wait until release day to buy "Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators" on audio. Pre-order your copy here. @NaseemRdz, and Katy Swalwell https://t.co/bto0ZAhV6l

[Social Studies for a Better World @SSFABW]

Show us your shelfies or wherever you are reading Social Studies for a Better World this summer! We'll do a giveaway of the incredible Planning to Change the World @EdLibPlanBook next month and one of those beauties could be yours! @NaseemRdz @KatySwalwell https://t.co/oumXOkh0T8

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

"I've had a complicated relationship with my name because people get it wrong constantly." @foxville_art spoke with @khadejah_k about writing a deeply personal story for her author/illustrator debut THAT’S NOT MY NAME!: https://t.co/k8KBEKw9C8