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Develop Literacy Skills and Civic Competency: Plan the ‘Writing Letters for Change’ Activity

Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justic…

Inflexion April 5, 2023

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Diverse group of high school students sitting and smiling together outside a school building.

Liberatory Design Cards: Engage Your Students in Equity Center Design

Create opportunities for the human-centered designer to notice and reflect on the identities, experiences and biases they bring to a design opportunit…

Inflexion April 5, 2023

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Student Empowerment: Support Student-Led Social Change

Student-led social change is not just an extracurricular activity; it is an essential part of education. When students learn how to advocate for thems…

Inflexion March 22, 2023

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A bBack male, Latina female, and White male high school students smiling.

Use Another Word: Incorporating Student Voice in Key Decisions at All Levels

When Carmen Gelman—Ms. G to her students—arrived at Springfield High School as the new assistant principal, racial tension filled the campus and f…

Carmen Gelman December 9, 2022

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From White Supremacy Culture To Regenerative & Liberatory Culture: Understanding & Transforming Culture

Only by understanding and being able to identify white supremacy culture can we hope to transform our environment into one of regenerative & liberator…

Inflexion October 25, 2022

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Diverse group of six middle school students smiling facing the camera.

Unpacking “All” Protocol: Making Sure We Actually Serve ALL Students

A foundational question we should be asking in education is: “What is our school doing to prepare ALL students?” In the following activity, you'l…

Carmen Gelman October 11, 2022

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Diverse group of middle school students work side by side at a table. A Black female student smiles at the camera.

Historically Responsive Literacy Framework: Cultivating Holistic Learners & Citizens

In this interview, Gholdy Muhammad explains elements of his Historically Responsive Literacy Framework. It explores the questions of: How does our cur…

Inflexion October 11, 2022

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Divrse group of four middle school students working together on a group project in a classroom with the Black female student in the foreground looking and smiling at the camera.

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Ensuring ALL Students Learning & “Ready for Rigor”

Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) is often and understandably confused with other educational practices and models such as multicultural education,…

Inflexion October 11, 2022

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Webinar: Building a Culture of Mind, Heart, and Spirit

This hour-long webinar will feature Angela Stevens-Stevenson, former principal at Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior High School in Pittsburg, CA. Topic…

Creating Brave Spaces With Staff and Students

This workshop will center on creating brave spaces with staff and students, in order to build a culture of transparency and trust.