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David W. Blight

David W. Blight is Class of 1954 Professor of American History and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University. He is the author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, forthcoming from Simon and Schuster. Learn more about his work here.

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February 14, 2018

Teaching Consent Doesn't Have to Be Hard

What if teaching consent to middle school students was so easy and uncontroversial that every school did it? The good people at Power Up, Speak Out! believe that's possible.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Beth Hoover

Beth Hoover is an educator for Power Up, Speak Out! in Red Lodge, Montana. She educates teachers, school counselors, administrators, and violence prevention educators about the five lesson toolkit. The five lesson toolkit covers what middle school students deserve in healthy relationships, including lessons about power dynamics, red flags, boundaries, and consent. Hoover is also the communications manager for Power Up, Speak Out! She has her Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Wyoming, and draws upon her past work experiences as a librarian, a special education para

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Media Consumers and Creators, What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities?

This lesson focuses on the concept of "fake news" and the responsibilities of news and media creators and consumers. Students will explore PEN America's News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and read an article about "fake news" that presents strategies on how to approach digital sources.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

February 13, 2018

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February 13, 2018

Meet the Finalists!

Learn more about the 10 finalists for the Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities

This lesson focuses on PEN America's News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. Students will read the bill of rights, rephrase some of the rights and responsibilities, and rank the rights in order of importance. Finally, students will work together to construct a short dramatic skit that shows the significance of one right of their choosing.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Arts

ELL / ESL

February 12, 2018

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February 8, 2018

Athletes, Advocates and Role Models (The Philly Special)

Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles | Photo by Chris Szagola, AP Images | Teaching Tolerance

In the wake of the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl LII win, this South Jersey teacher looks past the celebration to talk with his students about how some players use their influence to create positive change and to challenge his students to do the same.

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Rights & Activism

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February 7, 2018

Hate at School: January 2018

In a black and white photograph, a young girl wearing a head covering looks pensively off camera

Last month, we tracked 64 school-based episodes of hate in 32 states—the most since October.

Topic

Religion Bullying & Bias

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February 6, 2018

Black History Month Teaching: Miseducation or Empowerment?

This high school English teacher encourages educators to focus on African Americans' contributions to the United States, with the Harlem Renaissance as a way to begin.

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February 2, 2018

The Election, One Year Later: Struggling With Critical Conversations at a Midwestern High School

In the fall of 2016, anthropologist Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong was observing students and educators at a high school when the presidential election took place. This winter, she followed up to see what had changed in the last year.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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