11.12.20 Kim Baker Wake up and spill the coffee: How I woke up to deficit ideology A few years ago, I was sitting in a coffee shop reading through mounds of research on social justice in education when my coffee mug toppled over, spilling onto an article by a leading researcher on... Read more
11.5.20 Stephanie Cawthon Research points to 2 promising trends for deaf students As director of the National Deaf Center, I often hear the phrase “deaf people read at a fourth-grade level,” a belief that has long dogged the field of deaf education and our expectations of deaf... Read more
11.3.20 Casey Andrews How to be an anti-racist teacher: Support equity outside the classroom The classroom is a powerful place to effect positive change in the world. You know that, of course, and that’s why you do the work you do. But is there anything you can be doing outside of school?... Read more
10.29.20 Erin Ryan Timothy Rasinski on fluency and equity in reading instruction NWEA is excited to welcome award-winning reading instruction professor Timothy Rasinski, as well as our esteemed literacy experts Lynne Kulich and Cindy Jiban, for a webinar examining the... Read more
10.27.20 Casey Andrews How to be an anti-racist teacher: Focus on humanity What was it that called you to teaching? Was it a dream of being overworked and underpaid? I didn’t think so. You came to this profession because you care about humanity, about the things that make... Read more
10.20.20 Casey Andrews How to be an anti-racist teacher: Reduce bias in your curriculum In my previous post, I explained how I’m redesigning my curriculum this year to give more equitable access to all my students. This big shift—Shift #1 in my year-long effort to rethink my... Read more
10.13.20 Casey Andrews How to be an anti-racist teacher: Redesign your curriculum to improve access The work of anti-racist teaching—just like other aspects of your practice—is never really done. It requires constant inquiry. So if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the state of the world and the... Read more
10.12.20 Joe Gallagher The challenges of building a diverse and effective educator workforce: An excerpt from Testing America’s Freedom The truth about education in this country can be hard to stomach. But in our new podcast series, Testing America’s Freedom, Aaliyah Samuel faces that uncomfortable reality. She’s the executive... Read more
10.6.20 Casey Andrews 3 ways to start building an anti-racist teaching practice Although we’ve only been living with coronavirus for what seems like a short time, it has exposed even more starkly the inequities present in the United States. Already researchers have documented... Read more
9.3.20 Christine Pitts 4 ways educators can lift up BIPOC communities This month I volunteered to co-chair the inaugural equity committee for the PTA at my children’s elementary school. This decision was complicated. I felt uncomfortable taking on this role in my... Read more
8.24.20 Monica Rodríguez 5 ways to fight systemic racism in education It’s been a depressing summer. Coronavirus infection rates continue to rise in most of the country, and everything about the 2020–21 school year is overwhelmingly uncertain. The hope most of us... Read more
8.11.20 Erin Beard A step-by-step guide for using stress- and trauma-sensitive practices in your classroom COVID-19 and the deaths of Mr. Arbery, Ms. Taylor, Mr. Floyd, and Mr. Brooks have caused stress and even trauma for many students. As educators, we can all come together to support learning in times... Read more
