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Social Justice Standards | Unpacking Identity
This professional development addresses identity.
April 17, 2014
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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery | Key Concept Videos
In these short videos, historians and scholars explore the undertaught history of African and Indigenous enslavement in what is now the United States. (Available for streaming only)
April 22, 2020
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Teaching About Activism: The Era of Antebellum Reform
Read why this teacher thinks more social studies education should focus on activism in the past.
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Teaching Students to See Each Other
This English teacher’s students engage in lots of self-reflection toward the end of the year. This year, she added in a missing element: questions about how they’ve affected each other.
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Dear President-elect Trump
Three recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching have an urgent message for President-elect Trump.
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Helping Students Develop Empathy Instead of Sympathy
When this literature teacher completes a book with her class and hears a student say, “Reading this makes me happy I am an American,” she flips the script.
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Improving the Feedback Loop
Making families an active part of the educational process isn’t just about making them feel included; it is a critical practice that can help children connect and feel safe in the classroom.
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Hate at School: A Back-to-School Look at the Past Year
“Back to school” shouldn’t mean “back to hate.” Here’s a look at the hate incidents we reported last school year—and steps for making this year better.
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Engendering Inclusivity in a Language Class
Language classrooms allow students to grapple with how gender affects their understanding of the world, but they also allow teachers to engender their own classrooms as inclusive and safe places for all students.