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Why Black Characters Matter Simple. Children including all shades of black children deserve to have their experiences named. This is why it is important to assign books with black characters and books that have black characters as protagonists, role models, heroes, etc. In his 2014 op-ed, “Where Are the People …
The black family structure and cultural diversity has long been a matter of interest and discussion. There are many questions around the black family structure. And one cannot simply minimize or deny the importance of the uniqueness of it. Black family experiences are not homogenous, nor are the legacies Black families …
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Here’s a list of the most essential distance learning tools I’ve used as a teacher. Distance learning or online teaching tools are software products that teachers use in a digital classroom. Making virtual learning or distance learning work for all students is challenging.
Hi I’m Samantha and I belong to PD Books Anonymous. It is very easy to admit because I am obsessed with staying on top of my craft. Every year I read between 4-5 professional development books including re- reading portions of what I would consider classics when I am developing …
How can I motivate and interest my students to read is a question many teachers ask. Something happens between upper elementary and middle school. Those eager readers ready to soak in read- aloud time from parents and teachers and ordering from the Scholastic book catalog disappear into a pile of …
The past few years, there has been a lot of talk regarding self care especially in the teacher world and rightfully so. Working in a large school district, I see the teacher mass exodus increasing over time. Awesome teachers that give up from the burn- out or new teachers not …