GreenNotes
Race in America: A Counselor-Educator’s Approach to Culturally Relevant Teaching
By. Qiana Spellman, Ed.M. As educators, we often find ourselves searching for ways to make students’ educational experiences more valuable. We contemplate how to create new initiatives, which programs we can enhance, or what classes we can improve. This is especially...
There’s More to Our Lives: Reflecting on the Materials We Select to “Culturally Relevantize” Our Curricula
By. Shamari Reid I arrived late. As a non-native New Yorker, I had confused the train schedules and platforms yet again. Just as I did on my first day living in New York City, I got on the express train when I should’ve boarded the local. I was going to be late. And...
You Can’t Be Culturally Responsive Without Being Responsive
By. Dr. Rachael Mahmood When I first learned about multicultural education in college, I was very excited to start including my students’ backgrounds in the lessons I taught. I, too, come from cultures that aren’t often included in curricular stories or...
Restorative Discipline: Classroom Management for Equity and Justice
By. Heather Cunningham, Ph.D. This past summer, many people in the U.S. and worldwide became more aware of the grave injustices Black Americans face on a daily basis. This awakening has led many educators to ask themselves, “What can I do personally to make my...
Merging Math and Project-Based Learning in a Virtual Classroom
By. Sanch Lawrence I vividly remember my last in-person class before COVID-19 upended school as we know it. It was March 13, 2020, the day before Pi day. I was teaching a lesson on simplifying a rational expression to my eleventh-grade Algebra 2 students at Clara...
Project-Based Learning Can Make Remote Learning More Meaningful
By. John Larmer Last spring’s experience of “emergency remote teaching” left many students feeling disengaged from their education. Removed from their classrooms and classmates and missing face-to-face interaction with teachers, it was hard to find the motivation to...
Of Pivoting and Plastic
By. Melanie Master Reprinted with permission from Green Teacher #124, Summer 2020. Learn more about Green Teacher’s nonprofit magazine and books at www.greenteacher.com.
The Fundamental Importance of Integrating Equity into Sustainability Curriculum
By. Sari Beth Rosenberg To create a sustainable future, we need to create equal opportunities for all. Education is an important tool in this mission. Goal Ten of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is “reducing inequalities.” Yet, the equity component of...
Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity During a Pandemic: A Student-Led Approach to a Community Food Crisis
By. Natalia de los Ríos Hot, cheesy pizza sliding into the trash can – that’s how my journey into food waste and food insecurity began. During my ordinary pre-COVID-19 high school life, I often arrived at the supermarket after a sports practice or a game just in time...
Adaptation in the Time of COVID-19: Making Big Decisions to Ensure Equitable Access to Virtual Learning
By. Dr. Kay Sturm As I write this, teachers are preparing for the unknown landscape of virtual or hybrid education in the 2020 – 2021 school year. For many teachers, summer was cut short from an average two-month to a hopeful one-month reprieve, with preparations,...