June 15, 2021

Teach the History of Juneteenth

Juneteenth—celebrated across the country on June 19—marks an important milestone in the struggle for freedom. But the lessons of this holiday can and should be taught year-round. Learn more about how celebrations of Juneteenth can acknowledge hard history while also empowering students to be advocates for change.

What It Means to Be an Anti-racist Teacher // Lorena Germán with Val Brown

Mathematics in Context: The Pedagogy of Liberation // Marian Dingle and Cathery Yeh

The Fight for Ethnic Studies // Tina Vasquez
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Learning for Justice is currently piloting Youth in Front, our free, self-guided online professional development course for educators. This resource will help educators learn how to promote and support student-led civic engagement and activism. If you’re interested in joining our final pilot, sign up here and we’ll send you a link to the course when it opens Monday, June 21.

They Didn’t Back Down: Supporting LGBTQ Youth

Progress in social justice education is often met with pushback. Nationwide, outside groups put immense pressure on schools to rescind policies supporting LGBTQ students. In this story, progress began with a community of dedicated Florida educators. Meet the educators who—faced with lawsuits, media misinformation and threats—decided it was worth it to stand up for their students.

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Our PD webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from LFJ’s teaching and learning specialists, content experts and innovative educators in our community. Recent webinars explore art and activism, online youth radicalization, trauma-responsive education and educator self-care. Watch these free on-demand webinars at your own pace and share them with colleagues.

How to Create a More Inclusive School Climate

As many schools prepare to return to in-person learning in the fall, educators should recommit to fostering a positive school climate for students. Learning for Justice’s school climate resources offer tools for self-reflection and learning, as well as tips for creating a more welcoming environment for students of all identities. These resources are free, and each has an accompanying PD webinar. 

Check Out What We’re Reading

“A report by the Stop AAPI Hate Youth Campaign found that one in four Asian-American youth have been the targets of racism over the past year. The primary incidents involved verbal harassment, shunning, and cyberbullying.” — AL DÍA News

“Issues of equality and acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people — along with challenges to their rights — have become a major topic in the headlines. These issues can involve words and ideas and identities that are new to some. That's why we've put together a glossary of terms relating to gender identity.” — NPR

“Let kids speak. Trans youth are who they say they are. Trans youth know their truth.” — Teen Vogue
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