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STEM teachers... Check out this article on using the tools of science to recognize inequity in science, which shares a free, high quality resource! (Source: Learning for Justice) | Neurodiversity - for all staff! A great resource roundup for Pk-12 staff on a range of neurodiversity. (Source: Heinemann Blog) And a short read: what is neurodiversity? (Source: Harvard Health) Liked this blog post from PearDeck, too! (Photo source: Mighty Well) | Social Studies Teachers: All grade levels Your input is needed! The Connecticut Council for Social Studies (CCSS) & Connecticut State Department of Education are conducting a survey to understand perceptions, preferences, and needs when implementing state social studies standards. The survey is collecting information from stakeholders at all levels to inform the development of Connecticut State Elementary and Secondary Social Studies Standards. Click here. |
STEM teachers...
Neurodiversity - for all staff!
And a short read: what is neurodiversity? (Source: Harvard Health)
Liked this blog post from PearDeck, too!
(Photo source: Mighty Well)
Social Studies Teachers: All grade levels
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Read In honor of Arab American Heritage month, below you'll find a list of children's book titles about Arab American, Middle Eastern, and Muslim life, tradition, and community to foster continuous community learning.
| WatchTune in on April 26, 2022 at 2pm to the Museum of Jewish Heritage of New York City's program entitled "Defiance in Connecticut: “When Southbury Said No” Here is the link to register. Program description: On October 1, 1937, Wolfgang Jung purchased 178 acres of land in Southbury, Connecticut for the German-American Bund to build a Nazi camp. The residents of Southbury fought back against this Nazi invasion of their town....The Museum and the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut join together to explore this remarkable story. Join us for a discussion between Rebecca Erbelding, historian, archivist, and curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Ed Edelson, former First Selectman of Southbury and the author of Lois’s Story: A Young Girl’s Inspiration Helps to Stop Hate and Fear; Arnie Bernstein, author of Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn & the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund; and Melinda K. Elliott, president of the Southbury Historical Society, moderated by Rabbi Eric Polokoff, founding Rabbi of B’nai Israel of Southbury." | Listen to the district created read aloud of the book A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey & illustrated by Mika Song. This text is offered to foster autism acceptance. As outlined further in a section below, April is Autism Acceptance Month. Throughout this reading of A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song, we will focus a bit on awareness, because it is always important to keep learning and knowing, but we are most interested in promoting acceptance, and igniting positive change so that our world is more inclusive in everyday life of people with autism. |
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Children's and Young Adult Literature: Arab American Book Awards and another library list here!
- Under my Hijab
- Mommy's Khimar
- The Proudest Blue
- Big Red Lollipop
- Like the Moon Loves the Sky
- One Sun and Countless Stars: A Muslim Book of Numbers
- Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
- Night of the Moon...and so many more!
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Tune in on April 26, 2022 at 2pm to the Museum of Jewish Heritage of New York City's program entitled "Defiance in Connecticut: “When Southbury Said No” Here is the link to register.
Program description: On October 1, 1937, Wolfgang Jung purchased 178 acres of land in Southbury, Connecticut for the German-American Bund to build a Nazi camp. The residents of Southbury fought back against this Nazi invasion of their town....The Museum and the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut join together to explore this remarkable story. Join us for a discussion between Rebecca Erbelding, historian, archivist, and curator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; Ed Edelson, former First Selectman of Southbury and the author of Lois’s Story: A Young Girl’s Inspiration Helps to Stop Hate and Fear; Arnie Bernstein, author of Swastika Nation: Fritz Kuhn & the Rise and Fall of the German-American Bund; and Melinda K. Elliott, president of the Southbury Historical Society, moderated by Rabbi Eric Polokoff, founding Rabbi of B’nai Israel of Southbury."
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Bollywood Studios visits PES Bollywood Studios, a cultural arts enrichment program sponsored by the PTO, recently visited PES! They shared information about India, its culture, and shared cloth, spices, and clothing (even dressing teachers and Mrs. Furman, PES Principal) in a sari. Children also enjoyed music and learned a dance. | Hip Hop Dimensions at MESMES also recently enjoyed a cultural arts enrichment program sponsored by the PTO called Hip Hop Dimensions by Poetry in Motion! Students learned about and danced with the crew, who worked to inspire the students to think about dance as a positive outlet for creative expression, as well as to learn about and appreciate the history, culture, foundation, and evolution of Hip Hop. |
Bollywood Studios visits PES
Hip Hop Dimensions at MES
MES also recently enjoyed a cultural arts enrichment program sponsored by the PTO called Hip Hop Dimensions by Poetry in Motion! Students learned about and danced with the crew, who worked to inspire the students to think about dance as a positive outlet for creative expression, as well as to learn about and appreciate the history, culture, foundation, and evolution of Hip Hop.
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