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Teach This: “The Hill We Climb” and the 2021 Inauguration

Use Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” to talk with students about creative expression as a commentary on democracy.

January 20, 2021

Leading Conversations After Crisis

Angled view of the United States capitol building.

Our advisory board shared ideas for starting discussions the day after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

January 7, 2021

Favorite Holiday Poster Projects Aren’t Inclusive

Group of students and teacher sitting near blackboard having a discussion.

An educator and mother recommends strategies for supporting all students’ religions and cultures, during the winter holidays and year-round.

December 11, 2020

The Burden of Critical Active Conscience

African-American student raising their hand in class, seen from behind.

This educator calls on all educators to commit to making schools—at all levels—critical active conscience spaces that center people long denied space, voice and freedom.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity

November 13, 2020

To Sustain the Tough Conversations, Active Listening Must Be the Norm

Male African-American Teacher Instructing Students | Teaching Tolerance

We have to prepare students—and ourselves—to communicate, question and work our way through a disconnect when the outside world spills into the classroom.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

November 12, 2020

Madam Vice President Is a Woman of Color

The election of a biracial, Black, South Asian, daughter of immigrant parents to the vice presidency is a historic moment for all of us—especially girls and women of color.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

November 12, 2020

Teach This: Voter Fraud and Voter Suppression

Voter handing photo identification to polling official.

Use these excerpts from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to help students identify claims, recognize evidence and evaluate the argument that charges of voter fraud can be a form of voter suppression.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

October 30, 2020

Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do on Wednesday?

As Election Day approaches, educators should prepare to support students no matter the result.

Topic

Rights & Activism

October 27, 2020

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