Ejatu Shaw
Artist, Black, Muslim Explores her identity through art #blackart #blackartist #Muslim #ethnicstudies #BlackWomenCan #HiddenFigures
Farhiye Jama
Artist, Black, Muslim Describes her work as a "love letter to Black girls" #blackart #blackartist #Muslim #ethnicstudies #BlackWomenCan...
Warsan Shire
Poet, Writer, Black, Muslim Aims to write about those who are not heard, such as immigrants and refugees #blackart #blackartist #Muslim...
Kareem Waris Olamilekan
Artist, Black, Muslim A young artist who creates hyper-realistic drawings You can find more of his work here: https://www.instagram.com/w...
Munira Yussuf
Artist, Black, Muslim You can find more of her work and support her here: https://www.munirayussuf.com/ #blackart #blackartist #Muslim...
Yusef Abdul Jaleel
Artist, Black, Muslim Creates art with the hopes of removing the stigma from colored Muslim women #blackart #blackartist #Muslim...
Elementary Books that Represent
Elementary School Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Every Little Thing by Cedella Marley Brown Boy Joy...
Why I'm Glad I Got a Poor Evaluation
"Here's your evaluation," she said with a smile. "Thank you for all your help, and have a great summer!" I walked away from that...
A Degree in "Integrated" Mathematics
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines 'integration' as, "the act or process of uniting different things." In an academic sense, and...
8 Things I Learned from Toddlers That Helped Me Understand Teenagers
This past summer I worked at a daycare which enrolled ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Though I am an Adolescent/Young Adult Education major and...
Wishing for a Great Supervising Teacher...and Being Disappointed
A new field placement, how exciting! You prep your first-day outfit the night before, walk into the new school, and look around to get a...
DIY Mathland!
If you're crafty and like to combine Math and board games, Mathland is exactly what your classroom needs! You can of course make it...
Society and Disability
Many individuals know disability as a condition that limits one’s physical/mental abilities or being in the condition of being unable to...
Pretty Fly for a TA
Have you ever thought about what the consequences might be if you said something particularly stupid to a classroom? Would the students...
Your Favorite Teacher
Close your eyes and think of your favorite teacher. When you clearly see them, take a moment and think of one word that describes them....
We're Working Something Up For You!
If you've got a thought that belongs here, email it to us at teachablemomentsweb@gmail.com
Educational Jenga
This is my absolute favorite lesson idea so far, and it's a simple concept. The directions for the group version is in the link, but...
What Are You Good At?
Painting, teaching, watching too much TV. Those are a few things that I'm good at, but I'm much more interested in learning about others...
Walking with SOH-CAH-TOA
Here's what you'll need: 1. Painter's tape 2. At least two colors of construction Paper 3. Markers 4. A list of angles and sides for...