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Microaggressions Have No Place in School
When a student directed an LGBT slur at a classmate, this teacher missed the teachable moment. He won’t let that happen again.
Step Outside the Teacher Box
Sometimes teachers have to think outside the box to reach students. This educator found his work requires great expansion.
You Spoke, We Listened
Reader responses to Teaching Tolerance articles and resources.
Going the Extra Mile
Vanessa Dugo goes the extra mile to connect with families.
Toolkit for “Fostering Allies”
This toolkit accompanies the Summer 2013 article “Fostering Allies,” and provides professional-development support to educators and school staff who work with students in foster care.
Toolkit for “Gender Spectrum”
Gender-fluid young people navigate a variety of gender-specific spaces throughout their day at school. From seating charts based on gender to dress codes and roles in school activities, we ask students to put themselves
Toolkit for ‘I Am Asian American’
This toolkit accompanies the article “I Am Asian American” and provides professional-development resources to help teachers reflect on their own assumptions and knowledge gaps about Asian Americans and include a variety of Asian American voices in their curricula.
Toolkit for “Just Science”
This toolkit accompanies the article “Just Science,” and provides a classroom resource to help students probe deeper to discover the social and ethical implications of topics in science.