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Get Paul Past the Pipeline
When a student’s frustration escalates, this teacher suggests several ways to address it that does not include punishment.
Understand the Essence of César Chávez
Help students connect with civil rights activist César Chávez by using resources beyond their textbooks.
Celebrate ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail,” people around the world join with the Birmingham Public Library to read King’s powerful defense of civil rights activism.
The Neuroscience of Call and Response
Indigenous oral cultures use call and response to ensure that information is transmitted from generation to generation. Teachers should include this technique in their culturally responsive toolkit. Read why it works.
TT Announces 63 Mix It Up Model Schools
Teaching Tolerance named 63 schools across the nation as Mix It Up Model Schools today for their exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among their students and throughout campus during the 2012-13 school year.
Become an “Ecolutionary”
Inspired by a TED Talk, a teacher mobilizes his entire school community to plant an urban garden.
Civil Rights Is All About Fairness
Use first-graders’ commitment to fairness to help them connect with the modern civil rights movement.
Building a Healthy Body Image Can Be Fun
Students at a leadership conference initially were reluctant to try Zumba, a Latin dance fitness class, but ultimately realized it could build a positive body image—and be fun!
