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Today Is National Voter Registration Day!
The 2020 election is six weeks away, and time is winding down for future voters to get registered! Whether you’re working remotely or in-person, these resources can help you teach students of any age about voting and civic engagement. Here, you’ll find easy advice on helping students register, along with recommendations and resources for teaching about voting rights and voter suppression.
- Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters Today
- Future Voters Project
- Voting and Voices
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Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence
In this blog post, the author moves through a timeline of sexual aggression and violence imposed on her, or women around her, beginning in her childhood and going through having her own child.
September 13, 2016
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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello ushers in the digital age with our first online issue.
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Assessments
Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Assessments This teacher’s guide offers summative assessments that allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and defend their views after studying The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in
July 6, 2017
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When Systems Cause Trauma
This week, police body camera video was released showing a 6-year-old pulled from her classroom and arrested. In September, when this event occurred, we shared resources about ending traumatic practices that hurt students of color. With this back in the news, we’re focusing on systems that disproportionately harm students of color and offering resources to help disrupt those systems. We hope you’ll read, share and do the same.
- When Schools Cause Trauma
- Black Minds Matter
- Reframing Classroom Management
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For These New York City Fourth Graders, a Project on Immigration Hits Home
To study immigration with her fourth-grade students, half of whom are from immigrant families, this teacher decided on a class project that went far beyond Ellis Island.
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Digging Deep Into the Social Justice Standards: Identity
In the first PD Café in our series about the LFJ Social Justice Standards, learn how to help your students dig deep on the concept of identity.
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Immigration
Tell complex stories about immigration in the United States and find strategies for serving immigrant students and families. Our resources can help you teach accurately about immigration and offer undocumented and ELL
June 28, 2017
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National Suicide Prevention Week
National Suicide Prevention Week reminds us that many people are struggling, including students and educators who need schools and communities to be safer, more accepting spaces. Support young people by helping to create inclusive school environments, speaking up against bias and bullying, and providing information about available resources. Talk about mental health, and encourage the people in your life to reach out for support when needed. We hope these LFJ resources help.
- Demystifying the Mind
- Black Minds Matter
- A Refuge for LGBTQ+ Young People