Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING

"When youth have criticality, they are able to see, name, and interrogate the world not only to make sense of injustice but also to work toward social transformation." -

Was inspired by this morning! Here's a video from her website if you missed her presentation at https://youtu.be/meHF4yn70Fs

Writers Over Writing 5 Ways to Center Students in Our Practice As Writing Teachers Shawna Coppola, Fall 2021

Reading research summarized by Mary Ehrenworth: "Your brain LITERALLY changes as you read...you develop empathy and analytical thinking."

Subsistence Rest v. Restorative Rest...
Restorative rest involves creativity and innovation to change what fatigued you in the first place. We cannot do good for students if we are not resting! Cornelius Minor

Did you attend the session on Authenticating
Our Practice as Teachers of Student Writers? Here are the slides and resources for your reference! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxwb1-2W3HsQYLXlwKIxAPmH5sdV-qX2WG5UOmkTMF0/edit?usp=sharing

Enjoying the this morning! Elham Kazemi reads from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer and connects it to falling in love with the gifts students give us in the form of their ideas.

If you're looking for books to listen to on your commute or on your walks, here's a list of audiobooks by authors of Latinx and Hispanic descent: https://libro.fm/latinx

Latinx Authors - Libro.fm Audiobooks Listen to audiobooks by authors of Latinx and Hispanic descent.

Mark your calendar for 16th Annual Art of Teaching Conference on October 2nd! The conference will remain virtual this year and will feature our keynote speaker, Gholdy Muhammed!

Congratulations on a great start to the 21-22 school year! We wish you a magical year!

We made the local paper in Santa Monica! This is an exciting time for Roosevelt and Will Rogers Elementary Schools in SMMUSD! We look forward to working with each of our new schools!

Teachers become students with mentoring program - Santa Monica Daily Press Santa Monica News

Not Again! How to Keep From Overextending Yourself This Year
"According to new research on teacher retention, one of the most consistent predictors of teachers leaving the occupation is the overwhelming number of additional job duties they take on..."

Not Again! How to Keep From Overextending Yourself This Year Experts say it’s important to set clear limits and prioritize certain tasks early on in the school year to help prevent stress and burnout later.

Join us for this intro to K-12 Ethnic studies webinar series!

Each session will be an introductory taste of the topic with exposure to a variety of resources to help you learn about the topic moving forward and a presentation by a couple of current ethnic studies teachers of units, lessons, strategies or practices relevant to teaching ethnic studies.

To sign up please visit https://bit.ly/ESWebSeries

Mondays and Thursdays in July

Thursday, July 9: Defining Ethnic Studies and Principles of K-12 Ethnic Studies Pedagogy

Monday, July 13: Understanding and Unpacking the 4 Is of Oppression

Thursday, July 16: Teaching Ethnic Studies Through Current Events and Critical Media Literacy

Monday, July 20: Ethnic Studies: Engaging Students In Research and Social Action

Thursday, July 23: Ethnic Studies Pedagogy in Math and Science Classrooms

Monday, July 27: Ethnic Studies in Elementary Education

Thursday, July 30: Queering Ethnic Studies