This issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine takes an in-depth look at how educators can use social media to teach social justice. It also explores the human side of the complex immigration debate and suggests ways for educators to defuse the issue in class discussions. Other topics include combating anti-Muslim bias, improving diversity in STEM classes, teaching about human trafficking and changing attitudes about bullies. Download the PDF version here.
Departments
Giving Students Room to Run
Part of the "Why I Teach" series
Imagining the Lives of Others
In the words of Atticus Finch, the stories here urge us and our students to “consider things from [another person’s] point of view … climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
Teaching Tools
The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grade levels.
One World
Teaching Tolerance and participating artists encourage educators to print the One World poster to hang on a classroom wall. It is created with just that purpose in mind. Enjoy!
Feature Articles
Planting Seeds, Growing Diversity
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes have long been dominated by white males. Here are ways to make these fields more attractive to girls and students of color.
The Human Face of Immigration
Students challenge stereotypes when they see the people behind the slogans.
Human Trafficking
Slavery never went away, and students need to know how it affects today’s world.
Combating Anti-Muslim Bias
Followers of Islam face widespread prejudice in the United States. How can teachers help students overcome these attitudes?
Your Students Love Social Media ... and So Can You
Want to engage students? Meet them on society’s newest public square.
Social Media in the Schoolhouse
Twitter, Google Docs and their cousins shrink the spaces between cultures even as they expand the reach of a typical classroom. How can you use them to promote social justice?
Getting Past the ‘Digital Divide’
Educators who can work around obstacles and recognize the promise of new technologies are making a difference.
Bully, Bullied, Bystander...and Beyond
Help your students choose a new role.
Injustice on Our Plates
Our food supply depends on immigrant labor. Seven new Teaching Tolerance lessons bring this important message into the classroom.
A Girl and a Word
Rosa Marcellino didn’t like being labeled “mentally retarded,” so she decided to let important people know.
10 Myths About Immigration
Debunk the misinformation students bring to school—and help them think for themselves
