Mindset and Culturally Responsive Sustaining Classrooms: How?
In the last post on mindset, we explore the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of a growth mindset in the culturally sustaining classroom. This time, I share how I explore the topic of a growth mindset with my middle and high school students. Getting Ready to Learn About Growth Mindset in the Culturally-Sustaining Classroom As we know, […]
The Dinner Party: A Short Story
Not much is known about the American writer Mona Gardner (1899-1978), but she left us with a story that is perfect for developing teenagers’ critical literacy (and irony) skills. The story is set in India some time in the later years of colonisation (which was imposed by the British from 1858 to 1947). Although the […]
News From Around The World
In classrooms with multiple nationalities or multiple languages, it can be challenging to find news from around the world that is accessible and inclusive of multiple perspectives. Finding a news source that isn’t exclusively in one language or focused on one part of the world takes time. I have used news bulletins such as the […]
We Need Diverse Books – Where Are They?
Diverse Books Offer Windows & Mirrors We’ve talked in a previous blog post about the need for diverse books so students can experience both windows and mirrors in the texts they are presented with. However, this is often easier said than done when our school and classroom libraries (hopefully unintentionally) uphold the notion of white […]