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November 13, 2014

“Boys Know What Girls Want”: Messages in Popular Music

Do boys know what girls want? You might think so if you believe everything you hear in pop songs.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

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November 12, 2014

We Still Need Diverse Books

A third-grade teacher shares how she uses diverse picture books to surround her students with mirrors and windows—and to combat implicit biases.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Noelle Walters teaches third grade at the Gordon School in East Providence, Rhode Island, where she has taught for the past nine years. She is also a cooperating teacher and adjunct faculty member for the Teacher Residency Program at the Gordon School and Roger Williams University, where she also coteaches a course on children’s multicultural literature.

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Informational

Families

This excerpt explains that families are defined by love, caring and sharing, not the number or gender of its members.

Ann Morris

Grade Level

K-2 3-5 6-8

Topic

Religion Class Immigration

November 7, 2014

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November 5, 2014

How Do I Ask That?

Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.

Topic

Religion

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November 3, 2014

Teaching With Tech Equity in Mind

An Oakland-based nonprofit empowers low-income youth of color with technology skills.

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

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Gay Marriage

"Wrong Side of History" photo shoot shows people throughout history who voted against freeing slaves, women voting and interracial marriage. The photographer says, "Next," and there is an empty seat for someone with a speech bubble that says, "I voted against marriage equality."

This cartoon shows a legislator who voted against marriage equality as part of a series of legislators photographed for a “wrong-side-of-history photo shoot.”

Steve Sack

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

November 3, 2014

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October 31, 2014

Your Planning Paid Off!

Mix It Up at Lunch Day was a huge success nationwide!

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Extremism

This cartoon features two religious leaders in separate towers. They are trying to reach each other to shake hands, but a black figure called "extremism" pushes them apart.

In this cartoon, Emad Hajjaj illustrates religious extremism and the role of interfaith relationships.

Emad Hajjaj

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion

Subject

History

Geography

October 30, 2014

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Literature

March With Me

Letitia and Mae join children leaving school to march in Birmingham, Alabama. Disappointed that they were not arrested while picketing Woolworth’s, they feel reassured by Rev. Bevel, who tells them they made a great contribution to the movement.

Rosalie T. Turner

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

October 30, 2014

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