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'Persepolis' in the Classroom Led to Understanding
Persepolis helped make the case for open discussion and books reflecting a variety of cultures.
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Toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race"
Educators often have a hard time getting real about race. This toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race" provides questions to guide reflection and discussion on how the physical, social, legal and historical constructions of race impact students and educators.
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Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Student Journals
Student journals are a collection of students’ written and illustrated predictions, reactions, understandings and questions based on Perspectives central text read alouds.
July 13, 2014
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Letting the Inspiration Flow
A spoken word event reveals how teachers and students can inspire each other.
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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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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello hopes educators will teach their students to learn how to change the world.
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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello advises educators not to shy away from teaching this election.
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The Acronym and Beyond
A Glossary of Terms From the outside looking in, the ABCs of LGBTQ identities can feel overwhelming, academic and inaccessible. But for students deprived of representation, words matter—and can open a door toward
November 6, 2018
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Belonging
Podcast host Erica Young tells of her family’s multi-generational experiences of otherness and the goals of storytelling on ‘Belonging.’
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Cliques in Schools
In this lesson, students will examine the cliques within their school community. They will also explore ways to integrate the student body and form relationships across, and in spite of, controlling cliques.
July 10, 2017