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The Place for Activism in English Class
Using activist memoirs can help students understand how people effected change in the past—and how young people can effect change now.
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The Case for Love in the Classroom
What’s the connection between love and education? A TT awardee shares how love informs her practice.
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Toolkit for Tongue-Tied
This toolkit shows how Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education can help foster safe and effective instruction about the sensitive and serious topic of slavery.
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When Educators Understand Race and Racism
What is the fundamental outcome of educators growing their racial competence? Learning.
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Hate Speech Overheard
When students see you ignore hateful language, they are learning an important lesson—and not the kind you want them to learn.
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The Value of Ethnic Studies—For All Students
Despite arguments to the contrary, ethnic studies benefits all students—and research backs it up.
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What Would You Do?
The TT audience weighed in on a school dilemma ripped from the headlines: ‘Students petition to display Confederate flag at school, turn in 300 signatures.’
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The Activist Award Essay
To close an English unit on social activism, this teacher had her students reflect by recognizing and writing about the activist potential in their classmates.
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Flagler County: A Case for Suspension Abolition
A troubled Florida community becomes a pioneer in discipline reform.
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Little Rock, Arkansas Anniversary
Get ready to observe the anniversary of the integration of Central High School and to teach about the Little Rock Nine. These resources can help you contextualize these historic events, connect past to present and celebrate the power of young people to change history.
- Little Rock 60 Years Later
- Little Rock Helps Students Connect With History
- Burning 'Brown' to the Ground