Posts by Mollie Messick

Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” (Reflection Two)

Solnit, R. (2014). Men explain things to me. Haymarket Books. Summary In nine concise essays, Rebecca Solnit explores the slippery...

Indigenous Languages Project at COP26, Te Urewera, and the Legal Rights of Mother Earth

I wanted to share this article describing a project that is sharing 26 words from Indigenous languages that highlight the...

The Nobel Prize and Gender

I wanted to share this recent article from the BBC about the question of gender and ethnicity quotas for the...

Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History and Ourselves A good friend of mine has worked for this organization for a long time. They offer...

Dear Kin: An LGBTQ+ and Two-Spirit Storytelling Project

**Update 10/7: I just registered and discovered this online event is free! And if you register, you’ll receive a link...

Family and Friends Unit Adaptation [Gender]

Here are my adapted materials (final version) for an ESL “Family and Friends” unit.  

Place-Based Service Learning Workshop for Educators

I wanted to share this upcoming free online workshop for educators hosted by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Forest...

Indigenous Knowledge and Science in the Language Classroom

This article contains an interview with Winonah Ojanen, an Ojibwe language immersion teacher in Duluth, MN, who focuses on integrating...

Protected: Understanding My Privilege

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How Language Classrooms are Moving Past the Gender Binary

This article from the New York Times showed up in the ACTFL SmartBrief newsletter today. It’s about teaching gendered languages...

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