- Visualizing School Equity [1]
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By examining the funding gap in their own state, students will learn about inequities in the system and begin to question why those inequities exist. This lesson plan is to ... - Our Challenges: A Blended Poem Activity [2]
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In this lesson, students will take a deeper look at two major speeches on race – one by President Bill Clinton, the other by then-candidate Barack Obama – and discuss the core issues in each. ... - Education Evaluation [3]
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This lesson will guide students through their human right to education and help them evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth. ... - How Do We Get Along? [4]
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A lesson that encourages students to examine what it means to relate to others Research illustrates that young people who have difficulty developing relationships are more likely to ... - Flags for Peace [5]
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This activity can help students make a personal connection to a seemingly abstract theme at the beginning of a lesson or as a culminating activity. When a white supremacist group ... - What Does 'Post Racial' Mean, Anyway? [6]
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In this activity, students in the middle and upper grades will explore whether Obama's selection as the president of the United States marks a new era in America, one where race doesn't matter. ... - Our Unfinished Work [7]
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In this activity, students will debunk the idea that Obama's election means race and racism are no longer relevant in U.S. society. Objectives Students will analyze ... - An Historic Vote [8]
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In this lesson, students in the upper grades will explore the struggle of African Americans to attain voting rights and develop a greater appreciation for the significance of Barack Obama's election. ... - Final Project Outline [9]
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This lesson plan is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance magazine article " Exposing Hidden Homophobia " Sarah Arnold satisfied state standards and promoted tolerance by ... - Circle Sculpture [10]
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An introduction to the Theatre of the Oppressed This lesson plan is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance magazine article "Flipping the Script on Bias and Bullies" ... - Obama Backlash: Incidents in America's Schools [11]
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After Barack Obama's election, some Americans responded with racism and bigotry. After the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, the nation experienced a surge of hate ... - Allies for Justice: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [12]
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Students will understand the power of allies in civil and human rights movements. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help ... - Worker Exploitation Today: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [13]
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Students will understand that the struggle for worker justice continues. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help ... - The Immigration Debate: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [14]
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In this lesson, students will explore social justice issues within our nation’s immigration debate—a debate that is largely connected in the public psyche to undocumented Latino workers. Students will examine ... - Dinner for Two [15]
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At the beginning of each term, in junior- and senior-level courses, I have my students get to know each other. At the beginning of each term, in junior- and senior-level courses, I ... - CDs: Creating Direction [16]
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What if students had to articulate a "direction" or belief about prejudice through text and images? My classes had been discussing prejudice in history and in literature ... - The Race Card [17]
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My freshman English students struggle to connect with the reality of legal segregation as an influential and tangible element of our country's historical past. While studying ... - Exploring the Film: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [18]
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Using the common literary strategy of prediction, students will write descriptive compositions based on visual prompts and will connect symbolically with one of the farmworkers or allies. ... - Economic Injustice Affects Us All: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [19]
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Students will understand how economic disparities affect us all. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives Activites will help students: ... - Farmworkers and the Union: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [20]
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Students will understand the organizational and agenda issues common among labor unions. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. Objectives ... - Committing to Nonviolence: A Lesson from Viva La Causa [21]
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Students will explore how the concept of nonviolence affected and united social change movements in the 20th century. This lesson is part of the Viva la Causa teaching kit. ... - Injustice on our Plates [22]
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From Viva La Causa, our teaching kit about César Chávez and the Delano Strike and Grape Boycott, this lesson examines consumer support of the ongoing struggles for justice and fairness. ... - Breaking Down The Walls of Intolerance (Lunch Day Mixer) [23]
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On Mix It Up at Lunch Day, members of the school community will tear down the wall collectively, uniting as one. Bullying and ostracism sometimes dominate school culture, leaving ... - Me And We: We are All Similar and Different [24]
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In this activity, students explore the ways we are all similar and different. This activity is useful for planning Mix It Up at Lunch Day or when building intergroup ... - Lesson: Dr. King and the Movement [25]
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Teaching Tolerance considers the legacy of Dr. King's dream of a just and equal society for all and how much of the dream remains deferred. Now I realize that there are those ... - Understanding Past and Present Labor Injustice through Music [26]
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Period songs give students an understanding of early 19th century labor conditions When studying the impacts of 19th century industrialization, I play several period songs from the ... - 'Unbranding' to Encourage an Appreciation of Diversity [27]
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Lesson on 'unbranding' guides students toward diversity appreciation I created this lesson so students could explore the ways branding undermines efforts to build community ... - A Historical Primer On Economic (In)Equality [28]
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Classroom experiences that critically investigate the causes and meaning of poverty in our own nation offer students tools for change, and new ways to interpret the world around them. ... - The History Of Other Hate Symbols [29]
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A recent wave of noose incidents – particularly those on school campuses – has raised alarm among adults and questions from young people. Historical and modern day images often ... - My Multicultural Self [30]
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In today's multicultural schools and classrooms, resolving conflict means being culturally aware. Framework Before endeavoring to develop cultural knowledge and ...
