What We are Studying is In The News!

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/education/20141115-conference-at-wheeler-school-explores-diversity-amid-tears-laughter.ece

St. Nick sidekick stirs rally over race on Page B1 of Sunday, November 16, 2014 issue of The Providence Journal

Alternative to Social Justice Assignment

If you were unable to attend the Promising Practices Conference and are still looking for a social justice event, you may use this option. The Whiteness Project is partly funded by PBS and appeared on POV,  Documentary filmmaker made a documentary asking white people to talk about their racial identity as being white. Listen to or explore these 2 websites as your social justice assignment.

Interview with Whitney Dow:  http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2014/10/29/the-whiteness-project-whitney-dow/

The Whiteness Project website: http://whitenessproject.org/

Gloria Ladson-Billings, Michael Lomax, Gary Orfield on "The Other 3 Rs: ...

Teaching After Brown v Board of Education: Choice 2

Between Barack and a Hard Place: Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denia...

Teaching after Brown v Board of Education: Choice 1  Wise

Linda Christensen: Social Justice, Teaching Writing, and Teaching Teachers - National Writing Project

Linda Christensen and teaching Social Justice: A helpful article for future teachers to think about.

Linda Christensen: Social Justice, Teaching Writing, and Teaching Teachers - National Writing Project

Struggle Amid Progress: To Be LGBTQ in Foster Care - CityLimits.org

From the news:
Struggle Amid Progress: To Be LGBTQ in Foster Care - CityLimits.org

Huffington Post Queer Round-Up

Interesting site with timely round up of news related to gay issues and schools. Take a look.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/12/queerview-september-12_n_5811424.html