August 31, 2021

Season 4 of Our Teaching Hard History Podcast Is Here!

In the fourth season of Teaching Hard History, we’re examining the century between the Civil War and the modern civil rights movement to understand how systemic racism and slavery persisted and evolved after emancipation—and how Black Americans still developed strong institutions during this time. Listen to Episode 1 to hear co-hosts Hasan Kwame Jeffries and Bethany Jay discuss how students need to grasp this history to understand injustices many of them face today, from voter suppression to mass incarceration.

What Critical Race Theory Is and What It Means for Teachers // Robert Kim

The Fight for Ethnic Studies // Tina Vasquez

“We Won’t Wear the Name” // Coshandra Dillard
Partnering With Families to Support Black Girls
Educators can take specific actions to make schools more supportive spaces for Black girls, whose trauma is often overlooked. In a recent article, Dr. Adam Alvarez and Eshe Price write that while “there are certainly major systemic changes that need to occur,” individual educators, staff members and administrators can intentionally support Black girls in school settings. Here are seven key steps to take.

Are You Using Our Free Learning Plan Builder?

Based on the four domains of the LFJ Social Justice Standards, our Learning Plan Builder allows you to select meaningful student texts and other resources and choose how you’ll teach them and assess student learning. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the building blocks of a learning plan. Create a free LFJ account to use the Learning Plan Builder, save your plans and share them with the LFJ community.

Access Our Free On-demand PD Webinars for Educators

Our professional development webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from our experienced teaching and learning specialists, innovative educators, and content experts in the LFJ community. Recent webinars explore art and activism, combatting 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.

A Film for Teaching About Indigenous Slavery

The enslavement of Indigenous peoples predated and shaped the enslavement of Africans on land that is now the United States, stretching across the continent and through the 19th century. Use the LFJ film The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors to introduce students in grades 6-12 to what historian Andrés Reséndez calls “our shared history.” 

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“Across the country, schools are increasingly having to respond to local natural disasters that impact their families. It is critical for schools to ensure that multilingual families are part of their emergency planning and response during those events.” — Colorín Colorado

“Our hope is that these curated stories will help aid education in and outside the classroom on topics not often taught within private or public schools today.” — Teen Vogue
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