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#NoDAPL: Teaching the Value of Protest
The protests at Standing Rock offer four valuable lessons for students of all ages.
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What We’re Reading This Week: December 2
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
In a Time of Islamophobia, Teach With Complexity
Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to 9-12 U.S. Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa—a free, online curricular resource—needs to be on your radar. Learn about this resource from two of its co-authors.
The Students Have Spoken
Last week, we posed a question to students via their teachers: What advice would you give to the new president? Their thoughtful responses blew us away.
Post Election: Don’t Neglect Those Emotions
Empowering students and teachers with the skills of emotional intelligence can help create a more compassionate and just society.
Neutrality Won’t Work
A middle school history teacher reflects on how neutrality won’t work in the face of bigotry, xenophobia and fearmongering—and what that means for his classroom practice.
Open Students’ Minds With Poetry 180
Through his experience at a poetry festival, one teacher realized how daily poetry readings could offer students a glimpse into a variety of experiences.
Teach Standing Rock With Purpose
This educator—originally from North Dakota—shares two reflections that inform how and what she teaches about Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline.
What We’re Reading This Week: November 18
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
A (Not So) Simple Trick
In the wake of the election results, one teacher tries to help students reflect clearly on the voters who decided the election—and to maintain hope.