Teach your students to shoot for the stars with a trip that teaches about African American contributions

By Tariq Raheem, NJEA Consortium Design Team Ambassador I couldn’t wait to show my students the brilliance and resilience of African American people like Garrett A. Morgan, the inventor of…

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Bringing history to life through poetry: 5th and 6th grade multilingual learners explore migration stories

By Alamelu Sundaram, ESL Educator  and Consortium Design Team Ambassador In the week leading up to Memorial Day (May 19–23), I guided our 5th and 6th-grade multilingual learners—beginners, intermediate/advanced students—through…

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