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WorksThe Thanksgiving Lesson
First graders learn about compassion, action and change in response to hunger and homelessness int heir community. Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades
"This powerful book is about real children coming to consciousness about the world around them and taking steps, to paraphrase Paulo Freire, to learn to read both the word and their world." –Sonia Nieto, author of Affirming Diversity Where’s Your Shirt From? Second Graders Learn to Use Data to Change the World
Sewing vests for teddy bears inspires students to learn how clothing is made. Learning the Look For the Union Label song leads them to investigate where their clothing is made. They learn which countries belong to which continents, gather and graph data, learn about unions and fair trade. Learning to Roar
Low-income families of color organize their own community-based solutions to the "achievement gap" using a popular education organizing model. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Test
I teach child-oriented inquiry-based science based on the standards not specifically to raise test scores but to raise creative problem solvers, empathetic doctors and ethical researchers. Heather's Moms Got Married
Second graders talk about same-sex marriage and family diversity. |
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