Lesson Resources for LGBT+ Month

While the US celebrates Black History Month, the UK nominates February as time to celebrate LGBT+. Of course, raising awareness and promoting positive action shouldn’t be relegated to 1 month of the year so whenever you find this post, grab some ideas to make your teaching space more culturally-sustaining for all. As a reward, download […]

Protocols for Equity in the Classroom

Say What Now? For our macaronic students, we want to ensure they are not complete bumfuzzled on the first day of school. We know there are going to be the taradiddles who might unwittingly cause collywobbles and a bit of perspiring of the oxters. As for the abibliophiles, no doubt they will leave our librarian […]

Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Glass Doors – Culturally Sustaining Classrooms

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Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors “ONE DAY in the school playground they’d said, Eeny, meeny, miney, Mo’, Catch a nigger by his toe, and they’d all looked at Ginny and laughed. They called her Eeny Meeny after that. In the bath she told Dad to wash her harder. “Why?” he said. “You’re as clean as […]