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February 17, 2016

An Earth Day Event for Building Community

Earth Day is still two months away, but it's not too early to start planning an event that highlights the importance of preserving the natural world—and that can draw the school and larger community together.

Topic

Rights & Activism

professional development

Nurturing Optimal Classroom Community for Culturally Responsive Conflict Resolution

Materials Copy of Questions for Reflective Practice for each participant Framework At its best, facilitative mediation creates positive multicultural spirit and climate, emphasizes careful, respectful listening, and

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

July 26, 2017

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August 30, 2018

Voting and Democracy Grants Roundup: Elementary and Middle School

TT Voting and Democracy Grants fund projects that encourage students to become empowered advocates for voting in their communities. Here are a few of our favorites.

Topic

Rights & Activism

publication

Advocating to Local and State Boards of Education

Classroom teachers and administrators report that their ability to teach honest history is greatly influenced by local and state boards of education.

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Slavery Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

November 21, 2023

teaching strategy

Word Work

Meet New Vocabulary

Meet New Vocabulary uses a graphic organizer to help students acquire new vocabulary while reading. This strategy is most effective when teaching challenging, domain-specific words (Tier Three).

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, RF.3-5.4, L.3-5.4, L.3-5.6

July 19, 2014

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Reason, Purpose & Triumph

Part of the Why I Teach essay series.

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Issue 53, Summer 2016

Viewing Student Data Through an Intersectional Lens

Seeing students’ multiple identity layers and weaving them into the curriculum are both important ways to apply the concept of intersectionality in practice. Another key way to do this is to take a deep look at the

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August 8, 2018

Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources

Person writing notes while looking at computer

Perhaps you get our magazine and you’ve used our films. But Learning for Justice offers so much more! As a new school year starts, we review some of our favorite—and most popular—resources.

Topic

Slavery Race & Ethnicity Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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July 7, 2009

Brown v. Board: What It Means Today

Examine the impact of Brown v. Board and the state of school segregation today using interviews with 14 Americans from Teaching Tolerance magazine.

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Issue 17, Spring 2000

No Place for Bigotry

An anti-bias club changes the atmosphere at a suburban high school

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Bullying & Bias

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