- Timeline of School Integration [1]
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Teaching Tolerance offers activities and resources about the winding road toward, and away from, integrated schooling in the U.S. Timeline of School Integration This timeline ... - Boundary Crossing [2]
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Have we really learned how to break down barriers? This lesson plan is excerpted from the 2007-2008 Mix It Up Planner. Learn more about national Mix It Up at Lunch Day . ... - Interviewing Immigrants [3]
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Helping students gain perspective on difficulties of learning a new language. "Those kids are laughing at me," Lisa said. "They should speak English." Lisa, ... - Ladder of Prejudice [4]
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Examining the escalation from name-calling to genocide "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing ... - Using 'Objects' to Object to Objectification [5]
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Math equations add up to help teach tolerance My high school students and I spent a lot of time exploring functions in our pre-calculus and algebra classes. Indeed, the function ... - Mystery and Mayhem [6]
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Using literature to help high school students examine the violence and loss of innocence of the 1960s For the last six years I have used Robert McCammon's Boy's Life ... - Stay in the Mix ...With Summer Service! [7]
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With summer approaching, it's time to figure out ways to keep mixing it up, even after the school year ends! Who: Nonprofit organizations -- and students -- throughout the ... - Reshaping Body Image [8]
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This activity helps students dissect the current social norms about physical size and appearance. In this lesson, students consider where we get our ideas about body image and ... - Beauty is Skin Deep [9]
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This media literacy lesson helps students analyze the ways media representations about size and appearance can impact our attitudes and behaviors. Note: This lesson has been ... - Women and Political Power [10]
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The struggle for women's equality isn't over. Use these resources in your classroom to discuss the modern-day fight for political equality. The gender gap -- unequal access ... - Gender Separate Dialogue Groups [11]
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How do girls and boys see themselves? How do they think they’re seen by others? What do gender stereotypes teach kids about who they’re supposed to be? Materials: Pen and ... - Racial Disparities Jigsaw Mini-Unit [12]
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In this mini-unit, students investigate racial disparities and their underlying causes and identify steps individuals and society should take to alleviate them. Objectives ... - Bullying: Tips for Students [13]
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This checklist provides suggestions for what kids can do when bullying occurs – written for students being bullied, students who witness bullying and the bullies themselves. If you ... - Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity [14]
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This collection of student essays showcase models of student interrogation of racial disparities and racism. Discussion questions for classroom exploration are included. A Call ... - A Timeline for Change [15]
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Timeline activity helps foster a spirit of activism "It is that long-term change that I think we must see if we are not to lose hope." -- Howard Zinn In an ... - Defining Multicultural Terminology [16]
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As a veteran teacher of English, literature and history, I have employed many different lessons to encourage my students to seek understanding of other cultures. To this end, I ... - The Alcatraz Proclamation: A Primary Document Activity [17]
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On November 20, 1969, Alcatraz island became the unlikely stage for a landmark event in the Native American rights movement. Framework During the late 1960s, the public largely ... - Against the Current [18]
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As the nation observes Native American Heritage Month, Teaching Tolerance offers a wealth of activity ideas tied to Thanksgiving, Native mascots and indigenous people's proud heritage of resistance. ... - This Land Is Ours [19]
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Native Americans resist the U.S. government's policy of forced removal in the 19th century. Native Americans' identities have always been closely linked to the land. ... - Holding Onto Heritage: Native Whale Hunts & Diversity [20]
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In this activity, students will explore diverse points of view about the 1999 Makah whale hunt and draft letters to the editor about community support for diversity. Objectives ... - Thanksgiving Mourning [21]
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In this activity, students will explore the perspectives of two Native American authors about the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday and then write journal entries. Framework ... - Student Service Reflection: A Different Kind of Vacation [22]
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A student reflects on his travel to New Orleans, where he helped rebuild parts of the Ninth Ward. I wake up lying on a street I don't recognize, my face covered in a mask of ... - Reflection: What’s Your FRAME? [23]
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This activity encourages students to reflect on their individual cultures and histories, their backgrounds, the things they grew up with (some that may have been in their control and others that they had no ... - Social Boundaries Activity: Map It Out [24]
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Teachers and students draw maps showing where they think social divisions exist at school, and compare views of the community as a whole. Materials Art supplies ... - Latino Heritage: A Discussion Activity [25]
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Teaching Tolerance offers the following essays and activities to help students gain a deeper understanding of past and present struggles for Latino civil rights. Discussion ... - A Tale of Two Schools [26]
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In the early 1900s, Mexican Americans, or Chicanos, in California and the Southwest were excluded from "Whites Only" theaters, parks, swimming pools, restaurants, and even schools. Immigrants from ... - Stay in the Mix with Music! [27]
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Explore how music divides - and unites. Who: All people who love music What: Music In Our Schools Month When: All month long Websites: Music for All ... - Stay in the Mix During National Poetry Month! [28]
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How to use the written word to highlight, and counteract, social boundaries. Who: Everyone who loves words What: The free expression of poetry to communicate the power of ... - 'Si Se Puede!' [29]
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In response to legislation that would have criminalized immigrants, thousands of high school students from across the country walked out of their classrooms and into history. The ... - Mexican American Labor in the U.S. [30]
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Christine Sleeter and Carl Grant wrote this lesson to encourage students to explore policies and attitudes about Mexican and Mexican American laborers in the U.S. and develop informed personal perspectives of ...
