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Starting an Activist Club at School

This piece is to accompany the Portfolio Activity for "From Awareness to Action"Tad Thomas of the Positive Youth Foundation offers simple tips for starting an activist club at school.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

July 6, 2009

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Will and Reason

Utilizing Shakespeare and theater to examine modern-day violence.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 6, 2009

article

July 7, 2009

Sexism in the Civil Rights Movement: A Discussion Guide

A closer examination of heroes in our culture.

article

July 7, 2009

Critical Equations

This piece is a resource for the Teaching Tolerance article Making Numbers Count.A Rhode Island math teacher offers a new model for analyzing social issues.

professional development

What's a Teacher to Do?

Here are five things you can do to make your classroom respectful and culturally sensitive.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

July 6, 2009

professional development

A New Set of Rules

Create a classroom constitution as the school year kicks off.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

Topic

Rights & Activism

July 6, 2009

article

July 7, 2009

The History Behind Black History Month

Many educators silently wrestle with this question: Is Black History Month a window of opportunity or just a pigeonhole?

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

article

July 7, 2009

By Virtue of Being Human: A Human Rights Questionnaire

"Test the waters" of human rights awareness with your class before introducing them to the framework by using the following questionnaire.

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Issue 35, Spring 2009

Lies Our Students Tell Themselves

Part of the 'Why I Teach' series

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

Issue 35, Spring 2009

Exposing Hidden Homophobia

Out of focus photo of students walking on school halls

Students learn to spot bias in their culture —and confront their own homophobia in the process.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity