Plus lessons on youth activism and some good news Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, In this issue, we offer you a lesson on youth activism at the COP26 climate summit, and an activity that engages students in learning Osage nation history through the news, just in time for Native American Heritage Month. And, an invitation to tap deep sources of self-care, from Dionne Grayman. Plus, lots of good stuff to read! We also wanted to share with you that Morningside has been selected as a finalist for the Spark Prize, awarded by the Brooklyn Community Foundation to organizations that have shown a “commitment to equity and racial justice, track record of impact in Brooklyn, strong institutional values, and a dynamic vision for the future of their organization.” We are honored and grateful! New Lessons & Stories Native American Heritage Month: The Osage Tribe – and American History – in the News Students examine a small portion of the history of the Osage people by delving into two recent news stories. See more Resources for Teaching on Indigenous History & Culture The New 3Rs: Release, Reclaim, Resist "As someone who has classroom experience with incarcerated youth and students in specialized high schools, I have always practiced self-care because teaching is HEART work," writes Dionne Grayman in her latest See & Be Seen blogpost. Climate Emergency: COP26 & Youth Activism Young people are making their voices heard at this pivotal global summit on climate. In this activity, students learn about COP26 and explore what young people are doing and what they're demanding to address the crisis. What We're Reading & Listening To Ten Ways for Schools to Gain Traction with SEL Programs “We've really got to weave in those social and emotional supports early and spend time on it so kids begin to feel safe, secure, comfortable, excited. And then the learning stuff will happen.” By Caralee Adams at Hechinger Report Building a Positive School Climate Through Restorative Practices This brief by the Learning Policy Institute reviews research illustrating the benefits of restorative practices for “improving student behavior, decreasing the use of exclusionary discipline, and improving school climate.” Editorial: A New Day for Schools “Unlike her predecessor, [New York] Governor Kathy Hochul seems to appreciate the need to properly fund public education. If only this had happened before a pandemic brought the repercussions into such undeniably sharp focus.” At the Times Union. Speaking Truth to Power: Jonathan Kozol In this video, author and educator Jonathan Kozol shares stories from his remarkable life – including how, as a substitute teacher in 1965, he was fired from his job at a Boston school for reading poems by Langston Hughes to his fourth-graders. His firing, and his horrific stories of the school’s treatment of its Black students, sparked a school walkout and eventually led to Kozol’s famous book Death at an Early Age. Nov 8-12: The SELLYs. Join CASEL in celebrating the Social and Emotional Learning Leaders of the Year Awards, honoring six innovators in education, November 8-12 at 12:00 pm ET daily. “You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.” ― Mahatma Gandhi 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 | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]