Diversity and Social Equity

CAMP Osprey

A middle school-collegiate mentoring partnership that benefits everyone Intergenerational mentoring is an effective strategy to prepare students to become college and career ready. CAMP (Collegiate Achievement Mentoring Program) Osprey provides an innovative leadership mentoring program that pairs collegiate leaders from the University of North Florida (UNF) with at-risk middle school girls to increase leadership skills

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Fostering Social Inclusion and Respect in Our Schools

National Spread the Word to End the Word Day is March 7, 2018 For middle school students, each day is stacked with challenges—from dealing with physical and emotional development to navigating friendships and social situations, all while transitioning from elementary school in preparation for transition to high school. For students with intellectual disabilities, the challenges

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Engaging the Quiet Highly Capable Learners in Your Classroom

Exploring instructional strategies that engage introverted students Everyone has heard the idiom, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” In our busy, sometimes hectic classrooms, our squeaky wheels—our most extroverted and outgoing learners—are most likely to attract the most attention. Our society, like our classrooms, often highlights the extroverted, outgoing, highly social students. But what about

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From Ideology to Action and From Progressive Pedigrees to Peacemaking

Making social conscience and democracy come alive The call came in December 2015. I didn’t recognize the voice of Dr. Glenda Mosley. A native of the Baltimore, Maryland, area, Dr. Mosley is a business owner, a concerned citizen, and an entrepreneur. Her passion was clear and compelling that day as she spoke about her city

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