Plus, new lessons & readings Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, It's transition time. See below for tips for easing student anxieties as we leave this year behind. Also below, a new lesson on the battle over DC statehood, some good things to read, and an invitation to help schools become "places of growth, empathy and compassion." Enjoy! New on TeachableMoment Featured SEL Tip: Managing Worries about Transition For many students, the close of the school year comes with anxiety about the transitions ahead. Try these strategies to help you and your students address those anxieties in a positive way. Can Washington, DC Finally Become a State? Students explore arguments for and against DC statehood and consider growing efforts by advocates, including young people, to fight for representation. Who Does the Land Belong To? The question “who owns the land?” underlies many conflicts. Students explore issues surrounding land, place, and belonging – especially as they affect Native Americans and African Americans. What We're Reading Harvey Milk, Activist and Politician, Led a Revolution for LGBTQ Rights "Milk’s expansive, evolutionary political perspective can serve as inspiration for today’s activists..." By Lexi McMenamin at Teen Vogue Efforts to Restrict Teaching about Racism and Bias have Multiplied Across the U.S. "Over the last several months, officials nationwide have raced to enact new laws and introduce new policies meant to shape how students discuss the nation’s past — and its present." By Cathryn Stout and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee at Chalkbeat We Need a Reckoning: Clint Smith on Slavery and the Truth About America’s History. "All of these things we are taught growing up — the Founding Fathers, “manifest destiny” — if our young people don’t understand what undergirds these things that are seemingly reflective of the greatness of America, then we are doing them a disservice." Interview by Joshua Collins at Colorlines. New York City Schools Integrate LGBTQ Stories in Social Studies Curriculum "Across the U.S, LGBTQ history is not often taught in schools. According to 2019 research from GLSEN, a national advocacy group for LGBTQ students, less than 20% of students are taught any positive representations of LGBTQ history, people, or events at their schools." By Pooja Salhotra at Chalkbeat You can make this happen! Your contribution to Morningside supports training and coaching for educators at hundreds of schools in SEL, racial awareness and equity, and restorative approaches. And it funds TeachableMoment! Help us reach our $40k goal by the end of June! Donate “Hope is never silent.” ― Harvey Milk 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
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