education

"This practical resource for teachers, counselors, and youth leaders brings gifted students together to talk face-to-face about important issues in their lives. Guided group discussions help young people strengthen their social-emotional development, build verbal communication skills, and cope with difficult emotions. Includes section with guidelines for group leaders"--Provided by publisher.

"Kendra James began her professional life selling a lie. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for select prep schools, her job was persuading students and families to embark on the same perilous journey attending cutthroat and largely white schools similar to The Taft School, an elite institution in Connecticut where she had been the first African-American legacy student only a few years earlier. Forced to reflect on her own elite educational experience, she quickly became disillusioned by America's inequitable system."--.

Offers educators a guide to making educational equity the focus of trauma-informed initiatives, detailing ways to destigmatize students affected by trauma, celebrate students' abilities equally, and take proactive measures to reach out to all students.

Challenges the ways schools define "troublemakers" through the stories of four young people as they make their educational journey and find themselves being labeled and disciplined at every turn. Provides ideas on how the educational system can change how they label and treat students who don't fit the typical mold of a student and what educators can do to encourage these students to succeed in all aspects of their lives.

"Provides practical advice and . . . hands-on resources for teachers to implement Genius Hour, or passion projects, in the classroom"--Back cover.

"Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists"--Amazon.

"Describes the life of activist Malala Yousafzai, including her work to promote women's education"--Provided by publisher.

"[The author] explains how teachers can help students of color shed negative stereotypes, thereby freeing them to engage, learn, and experience success"--Provided by publisher.

"Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of seventeen for speaking out against injustice even when it was terrifying to do so. She was an ordinary Muslim girl who wanted to attend school, and she refused to stop protesting for her rights even after being attacked by a powerful group in Pakistan who wanted women to remain in the shadows. She continues to fight for women's rights and free education for children all over the world"--Provided by publisher.

Looks as the life of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman who was shot by the Taliban for sharing her views about education for and the unfair treatment of girls and women and won the Nobel Peace Prize.