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Tips for the Back-to-School Season
Hold onto this advice from the TT Advisory Board during this critical time of year.
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Toolkit for "A New Frame of Mind"
This toolkit for "A New Frame of Mind" provides a curated list of resources—authors, experts, websites—related to autism and the neurodiversity movement.
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For My People
In 1942, “For My People” won the Yale Series of Younger Poets award, and Margaret Walker became one of the youngest black writers to have published poetry in the 20th century. Her poem makes tangible the African American struggle, yet also brings to the forefront a hope for all people to “rise and take control” during a dark period in American history.
December 30, 2015
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Toolkit for 'Meeting Mathew'
This Teaching Tolerance magazine piece leads readers through the process of planning and conducting a disclosure meeting as a way of helping students relate to a peer with a hidden disability. Before doing that, however
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A Love Letter to Teachers After Yet Another School Shooting
This TT staffer, not long out of the classroom herself, shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the news and their own emotions today.
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Toolkit for Talking About Racism and Police Violence with Students
No matter how educators identify or how long they have been teaching, it’s critical that they reflect on their ability to discuss race, racial (in)equality and racism—past and present—with students. This toolkit offers strategies for how educators can engage in this reflection and strengthen their practice.
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We Love That Teachers Are Speaking Up for LGBTQ Students
As some push back against lessons about gender equality and sexual identities, we stand firm with educators who do the work to protect and support LGBTQ students.
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Teachers, We See You and We Celebrate You!
Serving as an educator is one of the most difficult professions, regardless of whatever else is going on in the world. Teaching is a 24-hour job that takes place both inside and outside of the classroom. And the past few years of political and societal tumult have only increased what were already extraordinary pressures. At Learning for Justice, we see you, appreciate you and celebrate all that you do for young people, their families, their communities and our nation.
- Ask, Investigate and Advocate
- The Moments Students Remember
- I Teach for Black Girls Like Me
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"A Place for Everyone"
Meet Becca Valdez, a media specialist whose library is a welcoming activity "hub" for the entire school.
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Cruel and Unusual
When crisis management techniques like restraint and seclusion become daily practice, kids get hurt.