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Teach Native American history beyond stereotypes and outdated narratives. 🌎 Join this July 22 webinar to explore Native perspectives, authentic representation and ways to reframe K-12 curriculum.
Register: https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/teaching-native-american-history-culture @aft.org
Meet Audre Lorde: poet, activist, educator and a powerful voice for justice. In this free video lesson, @sari.bsky.social helps students explore her legacy, the power of identity, and why speaking up still matters today: sharemylesson.com/teaching-res...
June 16 marks 50 years since the Soweto Uprising. Join @aft.org & @shankerinst.bsky.social 6/16, 12 PM EDT, for a Defending Democracy webinar on youth movements, justice & democratic rights. ✊🏽📚
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Shanker Institute Fellow Tiffany Broadbent analyzes the complex structure of D.C.'s public school system and suggests meaningful changes to governance, accountability, and community participation. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/account...
Teaching students about the forces and tensions that shaped the nation’s creation 250 years ago can help them reflect on the unfinished work of democracy and the issues that still challenge us today.
Check out @sharemylesson.bsky.social's resources on America at 250 here ⤵️
NEW: In a Time op-ed, @rweingarten.bsky.social makes the case for raising teacher pay and describes challenges members are facing affording basic necessities. Underfunding public education and attacking collective bargaining are making teaching a profession people cannot afford to enter or stay in.
Help students build mental health literacy, resilience and self-expression💙 Join @namicommunicate.bsky.social on July 23 for classroom and community strategies educators can use right away. Register https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/supporting-youth-mental-health-nami @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
Join 30+ FREE, for-credit webinars on AI, literacy, student well-being, civic engagement, inclusive classrooms and more. Plus, enter for a chance to WIN a KoolTunes IGLOO Cooler!🧊🎵 Enter by Aug 10. Register today: https://sharemylesson.com/sol26 @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @kellycbooz.bsky.social
Teach the history and significance of #Juneteenth with free K–12 lesson plans, activities, primary sources and resources on Reconstruction, Black heritage, civil rights and Black joy. Explore the collection: https://sharemylesson.com/juneteenth-activities @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social
June 16, 1976 thousands of high school students in South Africa’s SOWETO township called a strike over the restive education policies of the apartheid regime. As they marched unto an open field adjace...