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What’s Your Plan for Managing Difference?
Need tips for managing the dynamics of a multicultural, multiracial class? Here are four ideas to help you put a plan in place.
Connect with Each Student’s Humanity
When dealing with a student whose behavior is a challenge, first ask yourself if you have a relationship with the student. When you build a relationship, you’ll notice a huge difference in behavior.
The Debut of Summer 'Teaching Tolerance'
The summer digital issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine is live now. Subscribe to download to your iPad or read online.
Honoring Religious Diversity
Conversations about religious diversity can happen in the classroom. Start by making a safe space where folks can tell their stories and share their religious identities.
Microaggressions Have No Place in School
When a student directed an LGBT slur at a classmate, this teacher missed the teachable moment. He won’t let that happen again.
Step Outside the Teacher Box
Sometimes teachers have to think outside the box to reach students. This educator found his work requires great expansion.
Reflections on an Invitation to Smudge
Understanding a student’s culture and religion requires reflection and a willingness to meet in the middle. That’s culturally responsive teaching.
Scrutinize the ‘Truth’ at Every Turn
In this class, privileged students are looking at history in their local community and assessing the truth about “us” and “them.”
