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Author Renée Watson – ‘If You’re Bored, Read A Book’

Author Renée Watson reveals a bit of personal story. She speaks of the importance of reading and how reading at a young age—on her own and with my mother—shaped her relationship with books. “Mom, I’m bored!” I whined. This was something that often came out [...]

Author Renée Watson – ‘If You’re Bored, Read A Book’2016-11-29T17:39:47-05:00

Beginning The Journey Toward Social Justice

To help answer this question, we recently spoke with Renée Watson, former associate director of professional development for DreamYard Project in the Bronx, who now works with organizations that are hoping to align their internal structures and practices with a [...]

Beginning The Journey Toward Social Justice2016-11-29T17:37:06-05:00

Teaching “Black Lives Matter”

“How should we talk about Ferguson with our students?” was the scheduled topic for the “Teachers Teaching Teachers” (TTT) discussion on Wednesday, December 3. By the time of the Google hangout at 9 pm ET, the event’s panel of educators was still processing what had [...]

Teaching “Black Lives Matter”2016-11-29T17:37:27-05:00

Cornucopia

To Mulugeta Seraw What could we have done but give your son our crooked handwritten, misspelled condolences? We wrote letters and poems on construction paper, neatly folding them like your resting hands in the casket.   We slipped our notes between fruit [...]

Cornucopia2016-11-29T17:39:22-05:00

Teaching About Police Brutality in the Classroom

I wrote this article in 2008 and am saddened that it is something I will be teaching again this school year, with another name added to the list. Educators, I encourage you to address this in your classrooms—regardless if you teach children of color or not. Please [...]

Teaching About Police Brutality in the Classroom2016-11-29T17:37:44-05:00

Self Portraits: Turning Poetic Lines into Visual Poetry

What Might We Teach? A Look Into Our Souls Through Poetry And Self-Portraits. – A Lesson What if when we looked at our students we could really see them? Really know their pasts, understand where they are coming from? In this [...]

Self Portraits: Turning Poetic Lines into Visual Poetry2016-11-29T17:37:57-05:00
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