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Toolkit for "Reel Life"
Teaching with international films brings the world to your students. This toolkit for “Reel Life” provides information about suggested films that will “edu-tain” your students.
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For My Students, the Women’s March Is Just the Beginning
When this teacher saw how devastated her feminist student group was by the 2016 election, she decided to do something to make them proud. She decided to march.
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Improve Your Teaching by Asking for Student Feedback
Teachers can increase student engagement by consulting with small groups of students about their classroom experience. When students see their ideas being put into action, they become more invested in their education.
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Teaching Between Worlds
A couple of years ago a student approached me after history class. Avoiding eye contact, he trembled a bit before speaking. His voice was shaking. “I am sorry, teacher,” Armando began. “I could not finish my project. My parents were killed a couple days ago.”
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The Criminalization of Elementary Students
One after-school programmer reflects on the criminalization of youth.
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Where Were You When?
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality. This TT staff member reflects on watching the moral arc of justice bend a few more degrees.
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Dancers on Wheels
This is the story of Kitty Lunn, who had an accident that left her a paraplegic. She went on to open her own dance company, and dance in the 1996 Olympics.
November 30, 2017
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Confederate Script
Digital, in-color images of Confederate bills: $1, $2, $5, $10, $50, $500.
December 14, 2017
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Male Prisoners Hoeing a Field
The photo shows African-American men hoeing in the field of a prison.
December 14, 2017
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Cabin from Point of Pines Plantation in Charleston County, South Carolina
This cabin served as housing for enslaved persons in South Carolina. Despite some changes since emancipation, the house provides insight into the living conditions of enslaved persons on large southern plantations.
December 14, 2017