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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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'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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Rock the Vote
The organization clearly has great brand recognition, but what does it really mean to “Rock the Vote”?
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I fit the description...
In this blog post, Steve Locke—a college professor of 13 years—details being wrongfully detained by the police while walking to get lunch all because they believed he matched a description.
April 28, 2016
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I Investigate Lynchings
Undercover, Walter White investigates an African-American woman's lynching in a rural Georgia town. White uses his Southern accent to keep suspicion at bay during a conversation with a general manager, whom he believes to be the lynch-mob leader.
October 30, 2014
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Learning Lakota
For a high school on South Dakota's Rosebud Reservation, culturally responsive curriculum may be the best antidote to the violence, poverty and growing cultural disconnect hindering student success.
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Everyone Has an Accent
A North Carolina professor advocates teaching respect for dialects.