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February 3, 2014

Mining the Jewel of Black History Month

Group of people gathered around in a circle looking at various materials in front of them.

Planning for Black History Month can be authentic without falling into the pitfalls of the “heroes and holidays.” Look for ways to involve the entire school community and teach about the history and experiences of African Americans across the curriculum and throughout the year.

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Investing in the Community

Lewis Diuguid recounts how The Million Man March was an important moment for the African-American community, with black men marching together in Washington, D.C. and in other cities across the country.

Lewis Diuguid

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 5, 2014

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Talking Race

Teaching Tolerance illustration with two teachers talking about 'dialogue', 'discussion', and 'debate'

Making a space where teachers can talk about difference.

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STEM by the Numbers

In this lesson, students use data to analyze the participation of white, black, Asian and Hispanic men and women in STEM careers as compared with their participation in the general workforce. They then discuss the possible reasons identity groups are unequally represented in STEM careers.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Math & Technology

Science & Health

April 19, 2016

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Issue 60, Fall 2018

Closing the Diversity Gap

Student of color at desk with school supplies surrounded by influential people.

New research sheds light on how to inspire, recruit and retain teachers of color.

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April 12, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: April 12, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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John W. Jordan to John A. McDonnell (1868)

Letter written between representatives of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the years immediately following the Civil War. The letter talks about a demonstration of the Ku Klux Klan.

John W. Jordan

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

December 14, 2017

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June 16, 2011

Browder v. Gayle: The Women Before Rosa Parks

It is Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. An African American woman boards a city bus downtown. She sits down in the first available seat. When white passengers begin boarding, the bus driver orders her to get up and surrender

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February 26, 2015

What Is Your American Flag?

Two drastically different images of the American flag have appeared in popular culture. What might they reveal about the state of race relations in the United States?

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March 16, 2015

When Racist Acts Obscure Racism

We rush to identify, punish and isolate the racists—like members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity—without scrutinizing racism.

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