Plus, reflections from the AFT CSI conference and more! Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, Below you'll find lessons on Ella Baker, a wonderful video on restorative practices, reflections on AFT's Center for School Improvement Leadership Institute, and more. Enjoy! AFT Conference: Collaborating to Make Our Schools Culturally Responsive The theme of this year’s Center for School Improvement Leadership Institute was “Transforming Systems to Be Culturally Responsive.” Morningside Center was honored to join the planning team for this three-day conference organized by the AFT and the UFT Teacher Center. The AFT sent teams from over 25 cities that included educators, principals, superintendents, and, importantly, students and parents. Not only did we learn from this diverse community, we were able to share our own learnings. We are heartened that so many people across the country are debating best practices for creating culturally responsive schools. New on TeachableMoment Celebrating Ella Baker and Her “Group-Centered Leadership” Ella Baker, who helped build many of the most important organizations of the civil rights movement, defied traditional gender roles. She deprioritized charismatic leadership from above and instead empowered people to take charge of their own struggles for freedom. Teach on it! Also, check out our three lessons on coronavirus and suggestions on how to counter biased or uninformed student responses. Coronavirus: Countering Biased Responses What We Don’t Know Frightens Us: The Coronavirus & Scapegoating Coronavirus: Fostering Empathy in an Interconnected World A Look at Foreign Policy Issues in the 2020 Election Students examine some key foreign policy issues in the 2020 Democratic primary, and compare the stances of two contenders, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders. What We're Reading & Watching "Restorative practices to me is a lifestyle. It means community, it means building relationships, it means healing." -- Jose Rivera, from Restorative Practices in Crew at Brooklyn Collaborative at EL Education OPINION: At-risk youth aren’t the problem — but they can be part of the counseling solution "Anyone who works closely with teenagers and young adults knows that they are hungry for meaningful roles. Able to quickly absorb information that is of interest, they long to put this knowledge to practical use in work and career exploration. Importantly, they hold considerable influence over others in their age group and those just behind them." By Janice Bloom at the Hechinger Report Save the date! Teaching Kindergarten: Where Did the Garden Go? Sowing the Seeds of Social Justice Morningside Center's founding executive director Tom Roderick will be honored at this year's Teaching Kindergarten Conference on April 3-4. “I challenge you all to reimagine yourself in ways no one has ever suggested." - Jodie Patterson at the Black Lives Matter at School Week Early Childhood Symposium Visit our website Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org ‌ ‌ ‌ Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550, New York, NY 10115 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About Constant Contact Sent by [email protected]