Most U.S. history textbooks, when they do mention civil rights activists, paint them as peace-seeking citizens acting in isolation. Rosa Parks was not a moderate or an accommodationist, but rather a radical feminist who had studied at the Highlander Folk School. History textbooks call her the mother of the civil rights movement, but this quite simply is false. The Montgomery bus boycott, which is misattributed to Parks’s single defiant act of sitting in the front of the bus, was preceded by months of study by many collectives. This study was connected to what people learned from centers like the Highlander Folk School, where education rights activist Septima Poinsette Clark taught after her contract was not renewed because of her activism...
The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning (CTTL) continued its elementary academy for the third day, with us further diving into Mind Brain Education (MBE).
Focus on Reading
Dan Willingham led an excellent deep-dive session titled “Everything Scientists Know About the Teaching of Reading.” This talk was divided into Decoding, Fluency, Comprehension, and Motivation. Dan spoke to how children learn to read and the myths about reading.
As an elementary music educator, I had the following takeaways:
Aural language is observed everywhere in every culture.
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Do you remember 2020? All the libraries were closed, and the homeschool mom’s most beloved resource was taken from her. I remember getting the email that our library would be closing at 5 PM that evening and was unsure when they would reopen. So I loaded my kids in the car, and we went to the library. We left with bags of books. And even that didn’t carry us through quarantine. Oh, how I wish I knew of LightSail – a homeschool online reading program during those months of not having access to books. (I received this product for free, and I was compensated for my time. All opinions are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review....
Nobody was asking for a direct sequel to the ’80s TV series Masters of the Universe, but maybe it’s one of those weird nostalgic gifts we never knew we needed? On July 23, Netflix will release Masters of the Universe: Revelation, a serious-minded sequel to the 1980s cartoon you loved when you were really into swinging around a plastic sword. Created by Kevin Smith (you know that Kevin Smith) Masters of the Universe: Revelation picks up where the 1980s cartoon left-off, and attempts to answer some questions, that again, you may not even remember having. For example: Confused about why there’s high-tech stuff in Eternia but also magic? Revelation is gonna get into it!Without giving away any big spoilers, here’s everything you need to...
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