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

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

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Rights & Activism

October 27, 2020

Teach This: Voter Suppression and Literacy Tests

Illustration of people with masks in the classroom.

Use this excerpt from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ to lead a conversation with students about the history of voter suppression in the United States before the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

October 27, 2020

Teaching Digital Literacy This Election Season

A group of people video chat with one another.

As disinformation about the 2020 election continues to spread, these resources can help you teach students about evaluating sources, recognizing "fake news" and becoming critical consumers of online information.

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Rights & Activism

October 23, 2020

The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White

Protesters carrying signs that emphasize "Black Lives Matter."

Non-Black students of color may be learning anti-Black racism in the wake of protests following police violence. Here’s how you can counter those attitudes.

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Race & Ethnicity

October 15, 2020

Teach This: The Voting Rights Act

Illustration of five people in masks being taught about voting rights.

Pair an excerpt from ‘One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally’ with a clip from a documentary about Congressman John Lewis to lead a conversation with students about the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

October 14, 2020

Teaching the Hard History of Indigenous Slavery

The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors title.

TT’s newest film, ‘The Forgotten Slavery of Our Ancestors,’ offers a classroom-ready introduction to the history of Indigenous enslavement in what is now the United States.

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Slavery Race & Ethnicity Rights & Activism

October 5, 2020

Self-care Can Be Social Justice

Self-care is critical for all educators. But for BIPOC educators, it can be a first step toward self-sustaining, anti-racist practices in schools.

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Race & Ethnicity

September 29, 2020

Teaching and Affirming LGBTQ Youth after the ‘Bostock’ Decision

This summer’s landmark Supreme Court case made it illegal to fire someone based on their gender or sexuality. But ‘Bostock’ is a baseline, not a ceiling.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

September 24, 2020

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