teaching strategy
Word Work
Making Words
Making Words is a hands-on activity in which students learn how adding and moving letters can create new words.
July 19, 2014
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student task
Do Something
Voting in Your Town
Students use online resources to analyze current voter registration and turnout rates in their state and local community. They also explore potential roadblocks to the voting process (e.g., felon disenfranchisement and voter fraud).
October 3, 2016
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Opening Doors on the Border
Innovative programs for migrant students prove the payoff of making parents partners in classroom learning.
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"It is about everything you do..."
Administrator William Joslyn says modeling tolerance is key for school leaders. “If we don’t walk the walk, we can’t expect others to.”
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From Awareness to Action
Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?
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Candles in Our Windows
A play based on real events in Billings, Mont., illuminates issues of tolerance and understanding for young students.
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Bridge Builder
Superintendent Heidi Sipe is committed to building the bridges students need to follow their dreams.
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Lighten Up
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the ups and downs of laughter.
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Cut Your Chances of Suspension: Don’t be Black
A new study proves what many already suspected: Your chances of getting suspended in middle school rise dramatically if you are black. The study, “Suspended Education: Urban Middle Schools in Crisis,” was published by the Southern Poverty Law Center, the home of Teaching Tolerance.