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Word Work
My Pile, Your Pile
My Pile, Your Pile is an interactive word game that increases students’ Tier Two and Tier Three vocabularies.
July 19, 2014
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The Disturbing “Monkey Business” of U.S. Black-White Race Relations
Representations of black people as animals is both a past and present manifestation of the United States’ complicated history with race.
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Modeling Democracy
In West Virginia, many teachers are frustrated with the state legislature's attitude toward public education. By taking collective action with a statewide strike, these teachers model for students how to stand up and speak out for their rights.
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‘Tis Always the Season
Somewhere around Thanksgiving, we’re bombarded with the commercial celebration of the holidays. Schools are no exception, and the hype is difficult to ignore. Is this a great time for our students to study the holidays celebrated throughout the globe?
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How the Teaching Tolerance Award Expanded My Teaching Family
Learn from 2016 TT Award winner Cody Miller about how the award influences professional practice.
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“Cornerstone” Speech
In this speech, Alexander H. Stephens justifies the Confederacy’s secession, arguing that the “cornerstone” of the Confederacy is the maintenance of the institution of slavery and the belief in the inferiority of African Americans.
January 6, 2018
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Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Justice
Help students recognize both justice and injustice so they can celebrate justice and also call out injustice when they see it.
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Now Accepting Applications and Nominations for the Teaching Tolerance Award!
Are you an exemplary K–12 classroom teacher who prioritizes equity and social justice? Do you know someone who is? We want to hear from you!
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The Color of Law: Creating Racially Segregated Communities
This lesson is the first lesson of the series The Color of Law: The Role of Government in Shaping Racial Inequity. In this lesson, students examine the local, state and federal policies that supported racially discriminatory practices and cultivated racially segregated housing.
October 9, 2019