teaching dissent
embrace controversy in your secondary classroom
You don't have to keep hoping students will listen to each other with an open mind and feel safe enough to express dissimilar opinions or viewpoints...
all you need are the right tools to transform competition into cooperation.
Consultation
After more than ten years working with teenagers, believe me when I tell you I understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to anything. Let’s troubleshoot one-on-one and design a plan tailored to your specific needs.
Classroom Resources
My growing collection of classroom resources on Teachers Pay Teachers has practical, straightforward, and ready-to-use tools for classroom management approaches that focus on students in a way that honors their autonomy and lived experiences.
The Blog
Practical tools and actionable strategies to bring theory to practice in your classroom! See how I have implemented feminist pedagogy into my own teaching, as well as how to make difficult concepts relatable and attainable for teenagers.
teach critical thinking as a skill.
Students must develop the innate ability to question everything, identify assumptions, and evaluate what is being presented as “facts”. Broadening their worldview is critical to understanding that behind what is presented as neutral, objective, or obvious, there is always something more to question. Together, let us nurture minds that are at once suspicious and curious, able to examine new ideas without being threatened by them, and foster the integrity they will need to withstand whatever comes.
from the blog
