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Toolkit for "The New Sex Ed"
This toolkit for "The New Sex Ed" will help you assess the current state of sex education in your school and plan for ways to create a broader, more inclusive approach to teaching about sexuality.
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Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860
Lincoln’s letter to Alexander H. Stephens states his desire to prevent slavery’s spread and not threaten it where it already existed. This speaks to the centrality of slavery as a cause of the Civil War.
January 6, 2018
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A Message From Our Director
As Teaching Tolerance mulls a big change, director Maureen Costello asks readers to be a part of the exploration process.
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Confronting the Weaponization of Whiteness in Classrooms
As viral racist incidents quickly disappear from public discourse, we challenge white teachers to keep those moments top of mind and reflect on their own biased behaviors in classrooms.
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March 14, 2018
Walkout Day
This teacher built a custom lesson plan to mark a day when thousands of students walked out of their schools in protest. Check it out—and build your own!
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What Teachers Need to Know About the "Alt-Right"
Join Teaching Tolerance for this webinar on things you should know about the history of "alt-right" and how to spot it in your school.
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How Does Inclusive Education Benefit Society?
The tools for inquiry and dialogue are crucial if we are to build a just and thriving society. As professor of education Gregory M. Anderson points out: “Democracy cannot be sustained, let alone flourish, in the 21st century without open and robust spaces for rational discussion and analysis about our different experiences and viewpoints. This is an essential reason why inclusive education is crucial to our basic self-interests and our collective success.
- The Promise of Inclusive Education
- Educating for Democracy
- Let's Talk!
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Visibility is Power
Elementary educator Skye Tooley emphasizes the power of LGBTQ+ visibility in fostering positive spaces of understanding and empathy where all students feel visible and accepted.
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Destigmatizing Privilege
Privilege can be a sticky subject, but this teacher introduces it to her fourth-graders as a tool they can use to elevate others.
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Toolkit for "False Sense of Security"
Educators can use this toolkit to reflect on school-based policing in their schools and districts and to conduct a school climate survey among colleagues.