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The Fight to Preserve—and Teach—African-American History

Edsurge

It is an emotional time because it is the culmination, at least for me, of many years of trying to bring attention to this through the realm of scholarship, [and] encouraging scholars to start having conversations,” said Cassandra Newby-Alexander, a history professor and dean of the college of liberal arts at Norfolk State University in Virginia.

History 137
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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

” Rather than engaging in a ‘read aloud,’ we engage in “thinking together about a book (or science, math, etc.).” A read aloud is something a teacher does while students listen. Phrases that Cultivate a Democratic Learning Community “Let’s do some thinking together about this book.”

Languages 111
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With an Unusual Model and ‘Forbidden Courses,’ a New University Is Taking Shape in Texas

Edsurge

Along with all that attention, though, came plenty of criticism. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. Those human needs include pastoral needs, intellectual development, socialization, those sorts of things. You kind of kick the hornet's nest and all the attention you get and all the negativity.

Culture 168