cultural awareness
Personalized Learning
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke: In Working, One Learns
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke is a youth-focused vocational training, educational, and community-based nonprofit in Hāna, Maui. Through core programs and initiatives, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke empowers and nurtures students and graduates to become caretakers and leaders of their communities.
Equity & Access
We Shall Overcome: The Social Emotional Impact of the Pandemic and Racial Injustice on Students of Color
Antonio Boyd reflects on Black History Month and the social emotional impact on students of color.
Learning Design
Building a Capstone Program: Rooting Education in the Growing Capacities of Youth
Capstones have the power to create a unique academic identity rooted in learner empowerment, relevance, and authenticity. Aaron Schorn shares the first steps in building a Capstone program.
Equity & Access
What Families Need to Know About Critical Race Theory in Schools
Misconceptions about anti-racism in the classroom continue to shape teaching and learning for students. What are they and how can we move past these barriers to provide learners with deepened development in these areas?
Difference Making
How Two Teachers are Championing Representation in the Classroom
How can teachers take action to make sure their students feel seen and represented? Roadtrip Nation shares the stories of two educators dedicated to this mission and offers resources to ensure all learners feel empowered.
Difference Making
Nalukai Academy: Harvesting Hawai’i’s Next Generation of Leaders
Whether the goal is to move off of the islands or lay roots in Hawaiʻi, Nalukai Academy prepares its youth for an entrepreneurial future that will lead to stewardship and a positive impact on their community.
Equity & Access
Teaching Truth to Power
By: Anthony Jackson. Anthony outlines ways to address systematic racism and ways to create learning environments that prioritize understanding and cooperation across cultures.
Equity & Access
10 Resolutions for Special Education in 2021
By: Karla Phillips-Krivickas. With these 10 initiatives, states can rethink and reimagine teaching and learning for all students, especially those with disabilities.
Equity & Access
4 Ways to Develop Anti-Racism
By: Christine M. T. Pitts. Four resources are provided to mitigate racial disparities through large-scale policy reform, as well as grassroots community organizing.
Equity & Access
A District’s Grappling With Anti-Racism: The Kearney School District Story
By: Bill Nicely. Kearney School District is committed to ending systemic racism in order to provide the lives and learning that all students deserve.