Equity Through Language-Rich Classrooms Resources
March 20, 2018

Equity Through Language-Rich Classrooms Resources

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Who am I? Identity Formation in Young Children Event Recap and Classroom Strategies
March 12, 2018

Who am I? Identity Formation in Young Children Event Recap and Classroom Strategies

By Mike Browne, Chauntae Kukowsi and Chelsea Myers from Hilltop Children’s Center and Hilltop Educator Institute Did you know that children as young as 45 minutes old are able to detect patterns, notice things about their world and pick up social skills from the adults in their life?  Me neither!  On Thursday, February 8th Dr. Sarah Lytle, from the University of Washington […]

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Unpacking White Privilege Recap and Classroom Strategies
March 8, 2018

Unpacking White Privilege Recap and Classroom Strategies

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.106″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] “Until you can recognize that you are living a racialized life and you’re having racialized experiences every moment of every day, you can’t actually engage people of other races around the idea of justice” – Whitney Dow As part of the Hilltop Educators Institute’s commitment to equity and social justice, educators, administrators, parents […]

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Making Learning Visible: Documentation and Pedagogical Narration Resources
February 16, 2018

Making Learning Visible: Documentation and Pedagogical Narration Resources

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Dissecting a Superhero & Gender-Norms
February 7, 2018

Dissecting a Superhero & Gender-Norms

One thing I am so jealous of with children is how open their minds can really be – their worlds really are so full of possibility. My favorite drawing that came out of our class recently was of a unicorn with dozens of arms, each hand holding a single meatball – could you come up with something like that?! They […]

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Understanding Children’s Identity Formation Resources
January 30, 2018

Understanding Children’s Identity Formation Resources

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Educator Discussion Series Dialogue 1 4 min read
January 4, 2018

Unpacking White Privilege Resources

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Fostering Inclusion in the Classroom
November 20, 2017

Fostering Inclusion in the Classroom

I am constantly amazed and impressed by the group of kiddos I have in my class. When the school year began back in September, my co-teachers and I immediately noticed how quickly the children began connecting to one another and how strong their desire was to create a sense of community with peers and teachers. Over the next seven months, […]

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