Cultural Appropriation: What It Is, And How to Avoid It

There is a video currently being shared on social media of a white teacher wearing a headdress, dancing around her classroom, and chopping her arms in the air. She is chanting “SohCahToa” as she does so, a mnemonic device used in math for recalling trigonometric functions. It is not my practice to shame teachers, and … Read more

Embrace Race Action Guides

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Embrace Race Action Guides are for parents and teachers to help them with discussions about antiracism with their children and students

Ending Stereotypes Begins With Us

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Although I don’t spend as much time on Facebook as I do on Twitter, I do belong to a few Facebook groups that include a lot of creative educators with great ideas. One of these fabulous groups is the Distance Learning Educators Facebook Group. When I recently saw a post from Shannon Nicole about a … Read more

Battle of the Banned Books

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Book Bans and Racism, Hooray!

Two More Anti-Racism Resources

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Two more resources added to my Anti-Racism Wakelet

Stories for All Diversity and Inclusion Calendar

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The Stories for All project is based on the premise that it is “crucial for all children to have access to books that serve as both windows and mirrors.” On the page that features books in many categories that serve this purpose, you can also find some free downloads. One of them is the Diversity … Read more