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Recognizing Caregivers as Funds of Knowledge

When educators take the time to build and sustain engagement with students’ caregivers, they illustrate social justice in action, showing students that their identities and living situations are valuable and worthy of understanding.

May 26, 2023

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Choosing Reliable Sources

This lesson, part of the Digital Literacy series, addresses the importance of locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online information. This lesson is aimed at a young audience and operates on the assumption that many students in the class are not yet reading and writing independently.

Grade Level

K-2

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

September 11, 2017

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Literature

Joseph’s Castle in the Sky

A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.

Margaret Auguste & Frantz Zephirin (illustrator)

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Immigration

Subject

History

Geography

January 23, 2017

article

March 6, 2014

The Problem With Pronouns

Supporting trans and gender-fluid students requires the courage to try until you get it right.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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Informational

Always Running

In this excerpt from his memoir, Rodriguez provides a stirring recollection from his adolescence: the first time he experienced racism as a result of being an immigrant in America. As he says, the experience "stays with [him] like a foul odor."

Luis J. Rodriguez

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

July 2, 2014

article

May 5, 2016

The Value of GSA Day

Creating safe spaces for LGBT students and their allies is crucial, and hosting a GSA Day is one step toward that safety. Find out how Oakland Unified School District got it done.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

article

November 3, 2015

Beyond the Bus

The 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott is around the corner. Teach this critical history with our new publication and webinar.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

February 11, 2014

Learning to Follow

Rethinking school emphasis on leadership can benefit kids who thrive behind the scenes.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

Issue 39, Spring 2011

Injustice on Our Plates

Our food supply depends on immigrant labor. Seven new Teaching Tolerance lessons bring this important message into the classroom.

Topic

Immigration

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Literature

Harlem

When dreams and opportunities are pushed out of reach, only so many avenues offer recourse.

Langston Hughes

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

July 5, 2014

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