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A (Not So) Simple Trick
In the wake of the election results, one teacher tries to help students reflect clearly on the voters who decided the election—and to maintain hope.
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"These Guys Are Fun!"
School and community programs foster friendships across the generations
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The Activist Award Essay
To close an English unit on social activism, this teacher had her students reflect by recognizing and writing about the activist potential in their classmates.
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Making “A Place in the Middle” in Every Classroom
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Hamer shares how his documentary A Place in the Middle, co-directed with Joe Wilson, can help students see the value of inclusion, the power of cultural heritage and their ability to create a more positive school climate.
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Julia Moves to the United States
When 10-year-old Julia Alvarez immigrated to New York, she learned the power of words.
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‘Bibi’ Lesson 1: What Makes Us Who We Are?
In this first lesson in a series of three, students will explore how people are comprised of personal and social identities.
June 2, 2020
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Black Visibility Matters: The Inconvenient Truths of Bias and Erasure
Racial stereotypes and myths persist only with our continuous active consent—in the stories we teach and tell, and those we don’t. And the price we pay for this is monumental.
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You Are the Product
In this lesson, students will explore the concept of “going viral” and how advertisers use social media to promote their products and identify potential customers.
October 3, 2017
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Making Sense of the Senseless: The Murder of Lawrence King
On Feb. 12, 2008, 15-year-old Lawrence King was shot twice in the head in front of other students, in Oxnard, Calif. What this anti-gay hate crime teaches us.