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Imagining the Lives of Others
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello talks empathy as a means to move forward.
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Provide Accurate Information— and Dispel Misinformation
This is less about a step in the crisis-recovery process and more about your overall management of the response to an incident.
August 27, 2012
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Responding to Hate and Bias at School
Find suggestions for preventing and navigating a bias- or hate-related crisis in our guide. It is designed primarily for school administrators, but teachers, staff, counselors and students also may find guidance here.
June 30, 2022
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A Taboo Subject
When you hear about a school bully, you might automatically picture that big-for-his-age fifth grade boy or a teen girl whose manner of dress and speech makes her look and sound a bit rough and tough. All too often, however, school bullies are actually the grown-ups in charge.
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Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Liberation Literature and Counter-narratives
This strategy exposes students to literature that places out-group identities at the center of the curriculum.
July 13, 2014
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Word Work
Vocabulary Frames
Students use this tool to identify a word’s meaning, its parts and its opposite. After organizing the information on an illustrated flashcard, students practice using the word in a sentence.
July 19, 2014
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Hate at School: October 2018
We’re more than a year into tracking hate at school, and things aren’t getting better.
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Toolkit for “A Museum. A Memorial. A Message.”
This toolkit—adapted from our viewer’s guide for 'An Outrage: A Documentary Film About Lynching in the American South'—provides guidance for educators hoping to tackle this tough topic in the classroom.
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Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do on Wednesday?
As Election Day approaches, educators should prepare to support students no matter the result.