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And the Winners Are...
Meet the recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Culture: A View of the Self
My ninth-grade Spanish students resisted my assignment to write about their cultures. “My family doesn’t have any cultural traditions,” one said. “My culture is that I’m just normal,” added another. “I don’t have a culture,” said another.
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Going the Extra Mile
Vanessa Dugo goes the extra mile to connect with families.
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions! This time, how to talk about Black Lives Matter in your classroom and how to protect LGBT students.
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The Location
1. In the Classroom In your classroom you have the advantage of time and authority. You—working with students—can set community agreements and limits about slurs and hurtful comments. You can interrupt a moment, suspend
July 30, 2012
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The Breadwinner
After spending months talking to women in Afghan refugee camps, Deborah Ellis penned this timely novel about life under Taliban rule. Living in Afghanistan with her family, Parvana is a rarity—a girl who can read and experiences life, even for just a few hours, outside the four walls of her home.
July 3, 2014
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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions. This time, we discuss “colorism” and helping schools in crisis.
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The Human Face of Immigration
Students challenge stereotypes when they see the people behind the slogans.
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Beyond the Barbed Wire
Helen Tsuchiya, born a U.S. citizen, tells what it was like to move from her home to an internment camp surrounded by barbed wire after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
July 2, 2014