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Trauma-responsive Education: Supporting Students and Yourself
Co-hosted by former Learning for Justice Advisory Board members Kinette Richards, Ph.D., school psychologist, and Barbie Garayúa Tudryn, school counselor, this webinar will help you gain a common understanding of trauma and how it affects both learning and relationships at school—for students and educators alike.
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Supporting Student Voter Registration Remotely
The continuation of distance learning—and ongoing social distancing regulations in most states and localities—has added obstacles to holding student voter registration drives. But it’s not impossible.
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Professional Development
Help students recognize the value of a diverse democracy in their classrooms, schools and communities. These PD resources include best practices and strategies for building community, tailoring instruction, and engaging
August 17, 2020
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Teach This: Current Events
Our “Teach This” discussion guides are easily adapted for in-person, asynchronous, or virtual learning. We’ll be adding new resources up until the election, so be sure to check back often or sign up for Future Voters
August 17, 2020
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Lessons: Voter Suppression
We’ve collected some of our favorite 9-12 resources and lessons for teaching about voter suppression and how it shapes elections today. These TT-recommended resources for exploring voter suppression with students have
August 17, 2020
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Teach This: Voter Registration in a Time of Pandemic and Protests
Use the video, articles, census data and original research in this discussion guide to talk with students about youth voter registration and turnout in this unprecedented election season.
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Connecting Freedom Summer of 1964 to Today
Young Black organizers who confront oppressive systems have always been met with violence—educators can look at the uprisings of Freedom Summer in 1964 and those in Minneapolis in 2020 for evidence. Despite the pushback they face, Black activists’ work leads to changes in laws and culture. Use these resources to teach about Freedom Summer and highlight how Black people have asserted their agency in efforts to effect policy change in the United States.
- Freedom Wasn’t Free in ’64—and It Isn’t Free Now
- Season of Terror
- Lessons of 1964: The Movement Continues
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A Message From Our Managing Editor
Many of us are not OK right now, but so many people are doing good work to change that—including good work in schools.