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Janae Bell

Janae Bell is currently a high school Social Studies teacher in Clark County School District in Nevada where she has taught World Geography, World History, U.S. History, and Leadership over nine years. She earned a B.A. in Political Science with an emphasis in Race, Ethnicity and Politics at UCLA and a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Social Studies at UNLV. She is currently a National Board Certified Teacher candidate. Janae also serves her Las Vegas community as a dance fitness instructor.

Celebrating Black Joy

As I walk down my hallways, I gaze at my students’ Black History Month posters that cover the walls and I realize how I’ve changed since my early years. This month my school’s hallways are decorated with beautiful images that celebrate singers from Cab Calloway to Summer Walker, athletes like

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I Fell into Inquiry at the Airport

I learned about the Inquiry Design Model and C3 Framework as a first-year teacher. At that time, I was working with MaryBeth Yerdon and she brought up the IDM, C3 Teachers, and the C3 Framework at a department meeting. MaryBeth learned about inquiry the previous year at a district-wide professional

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How Informed Does Informed Action Have To Be?

MaryBeth Yerdon & Janae Bell Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada There are two curricular strategies that we have struggled to implement as we have begun to use the C3 Framework. The first is taking time to develop responsive units and the second is planning effective informed action.

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