Social Justice Planbook: Check this Out!!

Planning to Change the World
A Plan Book for Social Justice Teachers
by Tara Mack, Bree Picower

Planning to Change The World: A Planbook for Social Justice Teachers 2010-2011 from Social Justice Planbook on Vimeo.

What Kids Can Do

What Kids Can Do

Hearing directly from middle school students can be enlightening! They remind us that what we say and how can have a tremendous impact, even when it may seem they don't care about what adults think. Even tweens and teens seek encouragement and straight-forward talk.

Check out an excerpt from the latest book from WKCD authors Kathleen Cushman and Laura Rogers, Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers (New Press, 2008).

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Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Social Justice!

During Poetry Month, engage students in an art form with endless possibilities!!

Check out local arts and educational organization, Kuumba Lynx.

They have a number of programs that seek to fulfill their mission of Empowerment, Health, and Creative Literacy for urban youth and their communities.

Their big upcoming event is the Half-Pint Poetics Poetry Slam for 8-14 year olds on Thursday, May 20 at UIC Forum. Plan a field trip or enter your own team. Check out their workshops, performances, and drop-in classes. Inform your students and their families of these opportunities.

Poetry can be a powerful tool for self-expression and building essential communication skills. There are myriad ways to turn youth on to this art form. Find a way to make it accessible for your students!!