Search

article

January 13, 2017

What We’re Reading This Week: January 13

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

article

January 11, 2017

Teaching the Inauguration

Struggling with how to address the upcoming inauguration in your classroom? Consider teaching about inaugural history.

article

January 11, 2017

Countdown to January 20

The days leading up to the presidential inauguration hold excellent opportunities to teach about civic engagement and civility.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

January 10, 2017

Teaching MLK With the Social Justice Standards

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Bettmann/Getty Images

Too often, lesson plans surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy fail to move beyond “I Have a Dream.” These classroom suggestions acknowledge the depth and complexity of the movement he helped to lead.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

January 9, 2017

Going the Extra Mile for MLK Day

This fourth-grade teacher, a TT Award winner, offers some classroom suggestions to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day an opportunity for deep, personal engagement—not a day off.

Topic

Rights & Activism

author

Leslie Wills-Taylor

Leslie has been an elementary educator in central Virginia since 2008. As both a fourth-grade teacher and diversity resource teacher, she collaboratively designs and co-facilitates a variety of professional developments on multicultural education and culturally responsive instructional strategies. Wills-Taylor also organizes diversity awareness events that build sustainable home-school partnerships. She is one of the recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching. She can be reached via Twitter @LeslieWillsTay1.

article

January 9, 2017

Brag on Your School!

Did your school host an outstanding Mix event and keep the Mix spirit going? We want to recognize you!

article

January 6, 2017

What We’re Reading This Week: January 6

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

article

January 6, 2017

The First 100 Days

When a hard-fought election is over, how does everyone move forward? This illustrated story for grades 3–5 can help.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

January 5, 2017

Resources for the New Year!

These Perspectives for a Diverse America resources for all grades are sure to help you get the new semester off to a good start.

Search

5,327 Results

Get the Learning for Justice Newsletter