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Violent Truth Is Much Scarier Than Simulation
An active shooter training video produced in southern California leaves one teacher feeling offended and traumatized.
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Galimoto Connects Students to the World
This teacher helps students find commonalities between their own complex lives and the experiences of children a world away.
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Praise Helps Redefine Student Roles
This English teacher picked up a few tips for connecting with students. It’s all about how you speak.
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‘Switched’ Puts Deaf Culture in the Mainstream
Watching a television program featuring deaf and hard of hearing characters changed this teacher’s perspective. She wants to pass it on to her students.
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Clarity Comes After Viewing of 'Bully'
When a teacher accompanies her students to see the film Bully, she asks important questions about how adults in the school building handle the issue.
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"Rape Culture" Lives Close to Home
When students express outrage over the “rape culture” in another country, the teacher brings the discussion closer to home for further exploration.
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Bayard Rustin: The Fight for Civil and Gay Rights
This lesson centers on the invaluable work and activism of Bayard Rustin. Rustin was not only dedicated to orchestrating the civil rights movement; he was also one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisors, and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
January 22, 2013
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Dr. King Opened Doors for Historic Presidency
The confluence of President Obama’s second inauguration and MLK Day is a fitting legacy and inspiration to continue making changes.
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Toolkit for "Two Pairs of Shoes"
Building Your Knowledge Learn more about Native Americans. First, encourage students to take a short quiz to see what they already know (or don’t know) about Native American Influences in U.S. History and Culture. Oral