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March 26, 2018

How to Balance Your Media Diet

Elephant looking disapprovingly at a box of peanuts on the ground

The modern media circus makes for a good show, but is it good for you? Watch our video to help your students look beyond the news that is fed to them—and better feed themselves.

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March 26, 2018

Youth—United! #Enough in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Student Protesters | Kalamazoo, Michigan | TT Article

We reached out to students from around the United States who are working to keep their schools safe from gun violence. This time, we caught up with senior Jenna Bowker, founding member of Students for Gun Legislation at Kalamazoo Central High.

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Rights & Activism

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March 26, 2018

Five Things for Educators to Keep in Mind After March for Our Lives

This weekend's #MarchforOurLives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world show the power of student activism. This TT staffer and former elementary teacher has some recommendations for talking with students about the march.

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Rights & Activism

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Fun Social Justice Activities for Elementary Students

Help young students learn the meaning and value of Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action—the four domains of the Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards. Find out how to implement these activities in your classroom with this exciting webinar!

March 23, 2018

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March 22, 2018

What Love, Simon Can Teach Us About Classroom Conversations

For the first time, a rom-com from a major studio is helping gay and bi teens feel seen—and celebrated. Teachers have an opportunity to do the same.

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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March 22, 2018

Appreciation and Appropriation Outside the Classroom

By distinguishing between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation, teachers can help students better understand cultural enrichment spaces.

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Susan Coryat

Susan Coryat has taught English in public high schools for 20 years. She most recently developed and teaches a "Contemporary Connected English Studies" course that focuses on marginalized voices and uses experiential learning at Perkiomen Valley High School in Pennsylvania.

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March 20, 2018

Permission to Walk Out: They Didn’t Ask, I Didn’t Give It

This principal issued over 100 discipline referrals last week—and he couldn’t be more proud.

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March 16, 2018

Self-care for Your Break

These tips, adapted from our webinar Self-Care for the Summer, suggest ways to make the most of your break so you can return to your classroom rested and re-energized to continue the vital work of educating for a diverse democracy.

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March 14, 2018

Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom

Young people need stories of persistent women who have fought for gender equality. Women's History Month is a good time for us to recommit to teaching those stories.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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