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Toolkit for Shelter from the Storm
Dealing with trauma in a school setting can be challenging for educators. This toolkit offers a number of resources that help educators build trauma-sensitive schools.
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A Teachable Moment on Gender Fluidity
This writer and LGBT advocate spoke to a group of middle school students about being gender fluid. The next day, an unforgettable email showed them the power of open and honest dialogue.
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Suggested Answers
Themes in Focus Answers will vary. These are suggested answers to questions on page 8. Click here for the PDF version of this page. Courage and Empathy 1. What did Jamie and his lawyers hope to accomplish by filing a
August 13, 2010
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Toolkit for Learning From the Inside
More than 60,000 youth are confined in 2,500 juvenile justice facilities in the United States every year. This toolkit provides a snapshot of effective practices used by educators who work in locked facilities—with application in other educational settings.
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Toolkit for "Religion versus Equality?"
This toolkit reminds history and government teachers that they can—and should—teach with confidence about religious freedom and how it can come into conflict with other rights.
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Language Does Not Have to Be a Barrier
ESOL program coordinator Ann Marie Batista is a “barrier breaker” for ELL students and their teachers.
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Lights! Camera! Learn!
Browse a menu of ideas that honor student identities, build intergroup awareness and support diverse learners.
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Community Inquiry
Affirmation Interview
During Affirmation Interview, students practice verbal and non-verbal communication in the roles of “interviewer” and “interviewee.”
July 13, 2014
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An Ambassador for Libraries
Librarian Amy Trulock shows her visitors that, even in a closed facility, their library can be a positive, affirming space.