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Encouraging students to think through problems in the contemporary media landscape can help them become more active, open-minded knowledge-seekers.

This teacher believes tackling social justice issues adds something to her students’ lives—and requires more than occasional treatment.

This ninth-grade English language arts teacher—and TT Award winner—offers a creative way for teaching about political candidates.

The day after Valentine’s Day 2008, I watched my 1st period students file into the room. They were uncharacteristically quiet. When the bell rang, they all looked at me, waiting to hear how I might make sense of the previous night’s tragedy when Steven Philip Kazmierczak opened fire in Cole Hall on Northern Illinois University’s campus, shooting 21 people and killing five.

Secular Safe Zone helps educators make schools friendlier to non-religious students.

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

The confluence of President Obama’s second inauguration and MLK Day is a fitting legacy and inspiration to continue making changes.

As the school year draws to a close, the SPLC salutes just a few of the students this year who fought the good fight, challenging homophobia and gender discrimination in their schools. If it’s true that young people are our future, the future is looking pretty diverse, free and fabulous. We hope you are as inspired to read about them as we at the SPLC have been to work with them.

Teachers can increase student engagement by consulting with small groups of students about their classroom experience. When students see their ideas being put into action, they become more invested in their education.