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  • Covid-19 Brought Us Closer

    Covid-19 Brought Us Closer

    From Caterpillar To Butterfly
    Go to the profile of LaTanya Coleman-Carter
    LaTanya Coleman-Carter
    Feb 20
    Grades as the Gatekeeper to Privilege in Schools

    Grades as the Gatekeeper to Privilege in Schools

    What do students with low grades deserve? You may think this is a strange question, but we in schools make many decisions based on what we…
    Go to the profile of Shelley Buchanan, M.A.
    Shelley Buchanan, M.A.
    Jan 3
    The Dark Underbelly of School Remediation

    The Dark Underbelly of School Remediation

    Too often, we hear calls for research-based remediation for struggling schools and students. And too often, these are the students and…
    Go to the profile of Shelley Buchanan, M.A.
    Shelley Buchanan, M.A.
    Dec 28, 2020
    We Want to Do More Than Survive

    We Want to Do More Than Survive

    We Want to Do More than Survive by Bettina L. Love
    Go to the profile of Vineeta Singh
    Vineeta Singh
    Dec 19, 2020
    December: A Wolf At the Schoolhouse Door & the Unmaking of Public Education

    December: A Wolf At the Schoolhouse Door & the Unmaking of Public Education

    What are the tenets guiding this unmaking, what are the aims of the unmakers, and what is there for the rest of us to be worried about?
    Go to the profile of Nick Covington
    Nick Covington
    Dec 4, 2020
    HRP Book of the Month: November: Manufacturing Happy Citizens by Edgar Cabanas & Eva Illouz

    HRP Book of the Month: November: Manufacturing Happy Citizens by Edgar Cabanas & Eva Illouz

    Each month, the Human Restoration Project chooses books that we believe are paramount for progressive educators to read. These are not…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Nov 12, 2020
    One Teacher Can’t Save the World

    One Teacher Can’t Save the World

    ‘You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you’re at war and might get your head blown off any second.’’I…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Oct 28, 2020
    A Teacher’s Case for Critical Race Theory

    A Teacher’s Case for Critical Race Theory

    What is this “toxic propaganda” the White House and Senate are taking action over, and what are the consequences of having CRT banned?
    Go to the profile of Nick Covington
    Nick Covington
    Oct 14, 2020
    We Need to Think Critically About How the Pandemic is Impacting Our Schools

    We Need to Think Critically About How the Pandemic is Impacting Our Schools

    As schools adjust to the reality of Covid, it’s vital that educators stand up for what’s in the best interest of students, teachers, and…
    Go to the profile of Dan Kearney
    Dan Kearney
    Oct 9, 2020
    Language and literacy teaching with games: the “who” and transformative actions

    Language and literacy teaching with games: the “who” and transformative actions

    Jonathan deHaan University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations Email: dehaan@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp (Dr. Jonathan deHaan)…
    Go to the profile of Jonathan deHaan
    Jonathan deHaan
    Sep 2, 2020
    HRP’s Books of the Month: August: Radical Teacher, Academic Journal

    HRP’s Books of the Month: August: Radical Teacher, Academic Journal

    Each month, the Human Restoration Project chooses books that we believe are paramount for progressive educators to read. These are not…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Aug 23, 2020
    Hindsight

    Hindsight

    What will you remember when this is over?
    Go to the profile of Lisa Biber
    Lisa Biber
    Aug 14, 2020
    Liberatory Learning: Dismantling the Hidden Curriculum

    Liberatory Learning: Dismantling the Hidden Curriculum

    What does it mean to instill a liberatory pedagogy?
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Aug 11, 2020
    Creating a Virtual, Liberatory Feedback-Driven Classroom

    Creating a Virtual, Liberatory Feedback-Driven Classroom

    This past week, Human Restoration Project has had the honor of presenting this workshop on ungrading and liberatory pedagogy at Digital…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Jul 31, 2020
    Book Review: At What Cost?

    Book Review: At What Cost?

    David Gleason paints a dire picture of the pressure we put on adolescents and convincingly insists that it is us — and not the students —…
    Go to the profile of Dan Kearney
    Dan Kearney
    Jul 21, 2020
    “No Hats Allowed” — A Euro-Centric Tradition that Upholds the Racist Practices Embedded in…

    “No Hats Allowed” — A Euro-Centric Tradition that Upholds the Racist Practices Embedded in…

    The first academic paper I have written since my Ed. Degree was for the principal and assistant principal of my school. In the email with…
    Go to the profile of Alicia Huculak (she/her)
    Alicia Huculak (she/her)
    Jul 17, 2020
    Universal Design for Fishing

    Universal Design for Fishing

    What is Universal Design and what does a Universal Design for Fishing look like on the pond?
    Go to the profile of Nick Covington
    Nick Covington
    Jul 15, 2020
    Death and Teaching: COVID-19 and the Return to School

    Death and Teaching: COVID-19 and the Return to School

    It’s a grim time in the United States.
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Jul 9, 2020
    Team 1 and Team 5

    Team 1 and Team 5

    Team 1 and Team 5
    Go to the profile of Matthew Byars
    Matthew Byars
    Jul 9, 2020
    HRP Books of the Month: July: “You Can’t Fire the Bad Ones!”

    HRP Books of the Month: July: “You Can’t Fire the Bad Ones!”

    Each month, the Human Restoration Project chooses books that we believe are paramount for progressive educators to read. These are not…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Jul 7, 2020
    Introducing RestoreHumanity.school

    Introducing RestoreHumanity.school

    Today, Human Restoration Project launches its course platform: RestoreHumanity.school (RH.) RH is part microcredentialing program, course…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Jun 30, 2020
    That Baseball Study Can’t Tell You How to Teach

    That Baseball Study Can’t Tell You How to Teach

    To really engage with research into learning, we need to understand what studies can and cannot say
    Go to the profile of Thomas White
    Thomas White
    Jun 29, 2020
    Unpacking “Neoliberal” Schooling, Part 2: Teachers Pay Teachers

    Unpacking “Neoliberal” Schooling, Part 2: Teachers Pay Teachers

    In 2019, over 5 million teachers used Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), an online marketplace to purchase lesson plans and materials. According…
    Go to the profile of Chris McNutt
    Chris McNutt
    Jun 15, 2020
    Can 2020 Be the Year of Radical Hope?

    Can 2020 Be the Year of Radical Hope?

    Like many educators, I said goodbye to my students and left my classroom in March unaware that I would not see the Class of 2020 again…
    Go to the profile of Nick Covington
    Nick Covington
    Jun 8, 2020
    Teaching Anti-Racism Isn’t “Progressive.” It’s Essential.

    Teaching Anti-Racism Isn’t “Progressive.” It’s Essential.

    We have work to do.
    Go to the profile of Lisa Biber
    Lisa Biber
    Jun 1, 2020
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