Social Justice Resources:

Do Something

Do Something performance tasks ask students to demonstrate their anti-bias awareness and civic competency by applying their literacy and social justice knowledge in an authentic real-world context.

Click this link for examples.

Extreme Prejudice

Article: The “whys” and “hows” of teaching about religious radicalism.

Strategies: Toolkit for Extreme Prejudice

Speak Up Against Hateful Rhetoric: Here's How

AVID Academic Language and Literacy: A Schoolwide Approach

This strand is designed for schoolwide content teachers to support academic language and literacy in elementary through higher education classroom settings. Participants will connect WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading) with intentional language development practices and routines to strengthen listening, speaking, reading, and writing literacy for all students. This workshop is open to teachers at all schools.

Date: May 9, and May 10, 2019

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: Keolu Elementary School, Room C-202

Participants are responsible for arranging their own substitutes. Please use sub code 18085942 and reason code 54.

Interested participants should send an e-mail to Elizabeth_Simmons@notes.k12.hi.us. Please contact Beth Simmons at 282-5614 if you have any questions or concerns.