Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! An entire public school district goes virtual in September 2022 due to a city’s failing water system. Videos show dark brown water pouring from faucets in the homes of Jackson, Mississippi, residents during the same month. Fast forward to […]
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Ask the Educator’s Room: Do I Become Facebook Friends with a Parent?
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Welcome to The Educator’s Room advice column for teachers! Today we’re helping a teacher who’s co-worker is homophobic and transphobic. We’re also helping a teacher who’s student is leaving, but wants to stay in touch. See what our writers have to say, then […]
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Why I Don’t Ask, “How was your break?”
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! by Amy Bradley My son, a first grader, can’t wait to tell his teacher and classmates about his Winter Break fun! We got new foster kittens, went on a few outings together, and snuggled up in our warm living […]
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Trevor Noah’s Farewell Speech Was an Ode to Black Women in Education
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I was on a Black Writers’ Zoom with three other Black female educators recently. We were reflecting on the impact of Trevor Noah’s farewell speech. In Trevor Noah’s farewell speech on his final episode of The Daily Show, he offered […]
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Teaching About Tragedy: The Execution of the Dakota 38
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! December 26 marks the 160th anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. In 1862, at the height of the Civil War, 38 Dakota men were hanged in Mankato, Minnesota, on the day after Christmas. The events leading up to the war, […]
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Five Picture Books Students Will Love for Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! I remember sending my son to his first day of school with his new glasses. My anxiety was high, worrying about what the other students would say to him and how their comments would make him feel. Would they […]
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It Takes a Village (to Help Young People Heal)
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Young People Have Lost a Lot COVID-19 and the related pandemic losses turned children’s lives upside down. In many cases, their schools closed, they went without extracurricular activities, and they missed holidays with family members. Children experienced sadness, worry, […]
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Learning and Teaching While White: A White Educator’s Review
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Learning and Teaching While White: Antiracist Strategies for School Communities by Jenna Chandler-Ward and Elizabeth Denevi is one of the latest entries to the growing market of antiracist education books. With favorites like We Want to Do More than […]