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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.

Class discussions about To Kill a Mockingbird typically focus on the book’s white protagonists. This brand-new TT lesson turns the lens by focusing on the perspective of one of the book’s African American characters.

Activists and allies from a variety of identity groups work hard to dismantle exclusionary conceptions of gender. In the classroom, teachers have an opportunity to extend this work, one sentence at a time.

Sara Wicht, TT's senior manager for teaching and learning, participated in the ASCD Forum “Learning for All = Teaching for All." Read her contribution here!

We need to prepare children for the increasingly globalized world we live in. Improving their learning of languages is a good start.

Teaching for Change situates Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner” within a historical tradition of athletes protesting injustice.

This history teacher offers a strategy for teaching about the presidential election. It starts with organizing ideas into three categories: consensus, legitimately controversial and out of bounds.

The day after Valentine’s Day 2008, I watched my 1st period students file into the room. They were uncharacteristically quiet. When the bell rang, they all looked at me, waiting to hear how I might make sense of the previous night’s tragedy when Steven Philip Kazmierczak opened fire in Cole Hall on Northern Illinois University’s campus, shooting 21 people and killing five.

When a student’s frustration escalates, this teacher suggests several ways to address it that does not include punishment.

What if you couldn't be you at work?