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- Different Colors of Beauty
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The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom environment. Each lesson capitalizes on a slightly different modality of learning. The lessons offer questions and ... - Looking Closely at Ourselves
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This lesson is the first in a series called “ The Different Colors of Beauty .” The overall goal of these lessons is to help students develop their racial or ethnic identities in a safe and open classroom ... - Los Héroes y las Heroínas
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Through songs, stories and paintings, students explore how and why communities tell stories about heroes and heroines. This helps students develop a greater understanding of actions ... - What Makes a Family?
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There are many classroom activities in which students explore family roots. There are many classroom activities in which students explore family roots. This can be tricky ... - Trading Cards That Honor True Greatness
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Each year in my elementary art classroom, students learn about a diverse group of black men and women in honor of Black History Month (this activity, though, is relevant throughout the year). ... - A Healthy Way to Show Feelings
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Individuals of all ages can find it difficult to identify and express their feelings in a positive way. At the elementary level, many students need a springboard for discussion. This ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Showcasing Your Understanding
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This is the final lesson in the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. Preceding lessons explored a variety of social justice issues through the lens of photographers and their pictures. This ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Advertisements Promoting Activism
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The photo shows two students collecting signatures to protest the treatment of women at the university. This lesson is part of the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Legal Action: The Supreme Court
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In this lesson, students analyze a photograph of Mildred Jeter Loving and Richard Loving—the interracial couple that took the case of their marriage all the way to the Supreme Court—as a springboard for ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Confronting Unjust Practices
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In this lesson, students analyze a photograph from the freedom riders’ protest. This lesson is part of the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. Objectives ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Confronting Unjust Laws
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In this lesson, students will analyze a photograph of people protesting what they see as an unjust law: A law prohibiting marriage equality in California. This lesson is part of the Using Photographs to ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Exposing Homelessness and Poverty
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The photo is a portrait of homelessness and poverty. The scene shows a woman sitting on a couch, surrounded by clothes and various household items. A man stands near her. This ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Exposing Anti-Immigration Sentiment
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The photo shows an anti-immigration protest on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley. People with picket signs are arguing for stricter immigration policies that would make it a felony to be ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Exposing Gender Bias
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In this lesson, students compare and contrast two photographs of women. In doing so, they evaluate how a photo creates a mood and how photos can encourage or challenge stereotypes. This activity is part of the ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Supporting Social Border Crossings
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Photographs may tell a story or make a statement about a greater concept or ideal. Sometimes photographers use the subjects in a photo to convey a message. This lesson is part of the Using Photographs to ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Affirming Our Commonalities and Differences
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In this lesson, students will analyze photographs that show people with different abilities and of different ages to explore assumptions about ability, age and activism. This is part of the Using Photographs ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice
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Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice is a series of 12 lessons. Each lesson focuses on a contemporary social justice issue. These lessons are multidisciplinary and geared toward middle- and ... - Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice: Exploring Identity
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In this lesson, you will analyze two photographs, each dealing with a different element of identity. This is part of the Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice series. ... - Gender Doesn't Limit You
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Six lessons that address a particular form of gender bullying that help students to take a stand against gender bullying. ... - Universal Design
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In this lesson, students learn about the principles of universal design, analyze examples of it, and develop their own product, communication or environment in accordance with its principles. ... - Treating People With Dignity
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In this lesson, students will explore the ways people with a critical health condition or disease might feel, as well as various ways they can support and show compassion toward those who are living with an ... - Standing Up Against Discrimination
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In this lesson, students will learn what constitutes as discrimination, how real-life teens have taken a stand against such acts and ways they can do the same. Framework People ... - Talking About Our Families
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These lessons provide a framework that will help students talk about their own and others’ families in safe, caring ways. Framework For elementary school children, talking ... - Act it Out
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I teach writing and drama for seventh- through 12th-grade students who are home-schooled, financially secure and white. Racial and religious stereotyping issues frequently come up in ... - Taking Action on the R-Word
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Derogatory language is common at the high school where I teach. I call students out whenever I hear them calling names or using profanity, and I often get into deep discussions about ... - Treasure Chest for Change
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It is a challenge to help students to learn not only about history but also from it. I use Treasure Chest for Change as the culminating activity of an ... - How Do We All Live Under the Same Sky?
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Cynthia Delilice’s Under The Same Sky focuses on issues of immigration and migrant workers. The story is told through the eyes of a teenager who struggles to make sense of ... - The Only Boy in the Ballet Class
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To teach about the importance of kindness, I first choose a story in which children are putting down others— for example, The Only Boy in the Ballet Class , by Denise Gruska, or Oliver Button is a Sissy ... - What’s Fair?
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This lesson explores the concept of fairness through questions such as: What is fair? Should all people be treated the same? What would you do if you saw someone treated unfairly? Students are encouraged to ... - Wants Versus Needs
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The lessons that follow will start a conversation about material consumption. Framework It happens in almost every classroom community: Someone has something someone else ...
