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Teachers Against Child Detention Book and Letter Drive

Estimated Time One week Why? Sharing a book they love helps students develop empathy. Articulating why the book is meaningful to them challenges students to communicate their thoughts and feelings in writing

Grade Level

February 6, 2019

publication

Introduction & About This Guide

Introduction To feel safe and to feel seen. To feel valued and capable of growth. These are simple concepts—basic pillars of student achievement and the results of good pedagogy. For many queer students, these rights

October 25, 2018

article

Issue 3, Fall 2022

Visibility is Power

Elementary educator Skye Tooley emphasizes the power of LGBTQ+ visibility in fostering positive spaces of understanding and empathy where all students feel visible and accepted.

publication

Section II: Classroom Culture

Best Practices for Serving English Language Learners and Their Families

Topic

Immigration

July 5, 2017

lesson

Exploring Young Immigrant Stories

This lesson helps students appreciate diversity among their peers and the diversity of immigrants all over the world. Through hands-on exercises, students will discover similarities and differences they share with other children.

Grade Level

3-5

Topic

Immigration

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Geography

ELL / ESL

September 12, 2016

professional development

Cross-Racial Understanding and Reduction of Racial Prejudice

Willis Hawley's review of research on the effects of racial and ethnic diversity in schools on racial understanding and student achievement.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

May 5, 2011

article

February 1, 2017

Proposed Bill: An Ethnic Studies Ban "on Steroids"

Exploring our differences does not divide us; it highlights our identities and reveals our shared humanity.

article

February 2, 2017

Thinking With Hannah Arendt About Responsibility

What makes 20th-century political theorist Hannah Arendt’s analysis so relevant to our times, and what might educators gain from studying her works?

article

December 9, 2013

Commemorating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

chalkboard drawing of multicolored stick people standing on globe

On this important anniversary, integrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into your classroom reading instruction.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

April 23, 2014

Teachers Supporting Teachers

teachers holding the hearts of other teachers

This teacher offers suggestions for how to better support our colleagues and create a more just and welcoming environment across the entire school.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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