Reading | The New Teacher Book: Finding purpose, balance, and hope during your first years in the classroom. pp. 189-204
- Inclusivity Is Not a Guessing Game By Chelsea Vaught
- “I Believe You” Responsive teacher talk and our children’s lives By Michelle Strater Gunderson
- On Behalf of Their Name : Using they/them pronouns because they need us to By Mykhiel Deych
Inclusivity Is Not a Guessing Game By Chelsea Vaught
Through all lessons and subjects, our students’ lives and the politics surrounding their identities are always present. As essential as it is to create inclusive spaces for students to simply be, we should also aim to create opportunities to incorporate their culture and religion into projects and lessons.
My fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Bacher and a former colleague, Dr. Hershey
“I Believe You” Responsive teacher talk and our children’s lives By Michelle Strater Gunderson
Let’s have circle time and read to each other from Mae Among the Stars by Rhoda Ahmed
We talked about the need to validate children’s experiences and feelings…You can always tell someone you hear them, but believing someone is whole different story. It is the investment in the truth of the child’s life
On Behalf of Their Name : Using they/them pronouns because they need us to By Mykhiel Deych
Everything in our society is binary, it’s not just gender. But when you don’t fit into that binary, take a step back and you’re like, but what about me? And it’s just — it feels like — there’s not a place for me in this society