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January 17, 2014 - 12:07pm
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday recognizes one of our country's most inspiring heroes, a man who crusaded for social justice and humanity. To commemorate Dr. King, Not In Our School is launching an Extraordinary Upstander series this month that offers four examples of extraordinary leaders from African-American, Latino, Southeast Asian, and Asian Pacific Islander backgrounds. Make your celebration of MLK Day one that celebrates diverse leaders and upstanders.
January 15, 2014 - 2:43pm
This post is part one of a three-part blog series that explores how to help students transform bullying behavior. The series mirrors the three levels of intervention outlined in the Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS). Level One (the focus of this blog) applies to the 80 percent of students who are responsive when explicitly taught about acceptable behavior. The second blog will address Level Two, the 15 percent of students who need social skills training and tools to help them stop bullying.
January 13, 2014 - 1:51pm
Every January, we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and his inspiring dream for a country free of oppression and hatred. The year "1963 is not an end, but a beginning," Dr. King declared on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to hundreds of thousands of hopeful listeners. His dream has yet to be fully realized, but the fight for equality continues today.
The communities featured in Embracing the Dream: Lessons from the Not In Our Town Movement highlight some of the victories in this march for social justice. Four individual films are included in this collection. Each film is preceded by individual perspectives on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy today. You may also download the Embracing the Dream discussion guide, which is useful to spark discussion in your classroom, boardroom or lunchroom. We are so pleased that schools, churches and corporations will be incorporating these stories into their holiday lesson plans and activities.
