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2022 Green Eyeshade Award Winner!
Coshandra Dillard Collection
Join us in congratulating LFJ Senior Writer Coshandra Dillard who was recently awarded Third Place in the Feature Writing/Magazines category for the 2022 Green Eyeshade Awards! Hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, this competition recognizes excellence in journalism in the Southeastern United States. Read the first of three articles in Dillard’s award-winning collection published in Learning for Justice magazine.
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THE MOMENT
Educating Beyond the Textbook
Textbooks reflect dominant social structures—including biases and the lack of representation of people who are historically relegated to the margins. Educators are looking for ways to use and expand on textbook content to teach a more inclusive and honest history. These LFJ resources provide some suggestions for how to make that happen.
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Dorothee Benz, Ph.D., explains that “It is impossible to truly fix textbooks without also fixing the political, economic and social structures in which they are embedded.” So what can teachers do? Educators in seven states talk about how they use textbooks in their classrooms.
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The New YA
While a more complete history is clearly one appeal of adaptations, educators point out that they don’t just tell different stories than the textbook does. They also tell stories differently.
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Lies My Bookshelf Told Me
Children’s books can transform young readers and are an ideal way for students to connect with and learn about history. Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas explains the importance of honest history.
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Summer Read-Along: “Going Beyond the Textbook”
Join LJF on August 10, at 3:30 p.m. CST for a discussion as article author Dorothee Benz, educator and activist Christopher Rogers and LFJ facilitator Courtney Wai explore the importance of teaching history beyond what’s typically included in textbooks. Participate in the upcoming read-along by exploring the article ahead of time and signing up to join the live event.
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Virtual Open-enrollment Workshops
Register today for August workshops: Unpacking the Social Justice Standards (8/15), Let’s Talk (8/16), Speak Up At School (8/17) and Advocating for Teaching Honest History (8/18). Each 90-minute workshop costs $15 per participant and is delivered via Zoom.
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(Video) Summer Read-Along: “Teaching Local History in Tulsa”
View this recorded conversation with article author Coshandra Dillard, Tulsa educator Akela Leach and LFJ facilitator Jaci Jones as they discuss the importance of teaching local histories in schools. The panelists also share suggestions for people who want to advocate for elevating local histories and for educators looking to incorporate these histories into their teaching practice.
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Student Texts Library
The Learning for Justice Student Texts Library includes hundreds of texts, including historical documents, essays, poems, short videos, artwork and more. The text library is free to use and offers a helpful starting point for educators seeking to diversify their texts.
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Check Out What We’re Reading
“Ms. Nichols was among the first Black women to have a leading role on a network television series, making her an anomaly on the small screen, which until that time had rarely depicted Black women in anything other than subservient roles.” — The New York Times
“For the first time, there are no girls incarcerated in the state of Hawaii.” — The Washington Post
“From the time he was a young man to his death at age 88 on Sunday, Russell was a civil rights activist who consistently used his platform as a celebrity athlete to confront racism, no matter whom it alienated or what it did to his public popularity.” — The New York Times
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