We often fear the unknown, and this is certainly the case with AI technology. Maybe we’ve seen too many movies in which the robots take over. Maybe we fear, rightfully so, that new technology will lead to making some of our careers obsolete. Maybe we fear, though we hate to admit, that we will never…
By: Camellia Lee This Black History Month, let’s learn the history of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Critical Race Theory. What do these acronyms have in common besides the same letters? What’s the difference? Read on to find out. Culturally Responsive Teaching Geneva Gay published Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice in 2000. You may…
Traditional paper-based standardized tests have haunted all of us as students and continue to haunt students in schools everywhere. There need to be better testing solutions, but putting the clear environmental worries aside for a minute, there are other tangible, negative effects that this form of testing can have on student experiences and results. From…
As we get better at pulling out our phones and pulling up our cameras, the world is beginning to realize what BIPOC have known all along: racism doesn’t take breaks. Fighting systemic racism and dismantling institutional white supremacy happens at marches and protests, but it also happens in every other facet of our lives, especially…
What if students directed their own learning through unschooling? What a question to ask when our educational system has transitioned to remote learning, a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. As data emerges, politicians and community leaders are sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing, disproportionate impact on communities of color. According…