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Subject Job opening at Morningside Center!
Date February 9, 2021 8:19 PM
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Plus, lessons on teaching Black history, the filibuster, and more Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, We have a new job opening for a curriculum writer - and we hope you'll spread the word! See the details below. Also in this issue: new lessons on the political news, teaching Black history, making art, and more. Plus, lots of good stuff to read. Enjoy! Job Opening: Curriculum Writer & Editor Morningside Center is looking for a preK-12 curriculum writer/editor to update and enrich our three curricula, which are used widely by educators in public schools across New York City and beyond. In particular, we seek a curriculum writer with expertise in social and emotional learning (SEL) and restorative practices, and who has a deep knowledge of issues related to racial equity and equitable classroom practices. The writer will work collaboratively with our staff to revamp our curricula and integrate a deeper racial equity focus throughout. Find out more > New on TeachableMoment The Senate, Democracy & the Filibuster Students consider arguments over whether the filibuster should be abolished - and learn about its context and racist roots. Teaching Black History Black history isn't just for February. Here, we offer some perspectives on teaching Black history - and suggested activities for any time of the year. Creating Collaborative Art in Response to the Insurrection Students work in small groups to create a collaborative piece of art as a response to photographs from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The First 100 Days: What Will a New Administration Do? Students explore the Biden-Harris administration's ambitious agenda and challenges, including impeachment hearings and a narrow Congressional majority. Reflecting on Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem Students listen to and reflect on Amanda Gorman's powerful poem, which she recited at the 2021 presidential inauguration. What We're Reading This is America: Teach Black history from Black perspectives by N'dea Yancey-Bragg at USA Today "'The historical contributions of Black people need to be integrated into the curriculum,' said Dionne Grayman, a staff developer at Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility in New York City. Before the country can move past racial harm, Grayman, who trains schools to have difficult conversations about race, said there needs to be 'truth, then accountability and then maybe reconciliation.'" Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust By Eliza Shapiro, Erica L. Green and Juliana Kim at the New York Times "Education experts and Black parents say decades of racism, institutionalized segregation and mistreatment of Black children, as well as severe underinvestment in school buildings, have left Black communities to doubt that school districts are being upfront about the risks." Can we teach our way out of political polarization? by Sarah Garland at the Hechinger Report As Americans survey the damage to our democracy, how much can we blame schools for the vast divide between how different groups understand our shared history? Should we expect schools to develop engaged and responsible democratic citizens? And what happens when we don’t? How much of the polarization, lost faith in our electoral system and rise of political extremism can we attribute to what students learned — or didn’t learn — in school? Combatting racism in early childhood education by Kala Rama at Pix 11 "For Black and white students, anti-blackness is internalized by the age of five. Breaking that cycle will take years of professional development to create anti-racist and cultural environments to help these kids." Donate “Social change is never wrought by individuals. Movement is a collective endeavor, and the romantic ideal of the hero obscures that truth." - Imani Perry 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 | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]
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