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What's a Teacher to Do?
Here are five things you can do to make your classroom respectful and culturally sensitive.
July 6, 2009
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Teaching as Activism, Teaching as Care
I have begun to feel helpless during this time. But I never felt helpless as a teacher.
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The World Was Silent
A study of the Armenian Genocide raises troubling questions of remembrance and responsibility.
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Understanding Refugee Crises
A TT staff member reflects on her experience learning about refugee crises during middle and high school—and the implications of those lessons today.
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Toolkit for “Reimagining Digital Literacy Education to Save Ourselves”
The digital literacy resources in this toolkit, which can be integrated across all subject areas, are designed to meet present-day challenges in navigating online information and countering online hate.
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One School Girl’s Protest of Seventeen Magazine—Now 75,000 Strong
Teenager Julia Bluhm was aware of the kinds of pressures put on adolescent girls to look a certain way. So Julia decided to do something about it by starting an online petition asking Seventeen to include unretouched photos in their magazine.
July 7, 2014
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Burnout Blues
Burning brightly or burning out? Maintain your pep and bypass burnout with these tips.
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"Hunger Would Be Creation": Neurodiverse Literature in the Classroom
What can teaching neurodiverse texts do for people with and without cognitive disabilities? We’ve just scratched the surface of possibility.
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Remembering a Tragedy: The Indian Removal Act
One hundred eighty years ago today, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This law set in motion the long, agonizing chain of events that ultimately led to the Trail of Tears.
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Three from the Country
There is no “typical” rural teacher. Here’s a glimpse into the lives of three teachers in diverse, far-flung settings.