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professional development
Color Blindness
This piece investigates the concept of color blindness and helps teachers recognize the importance of race and ethnicity in students' lives.
April 27, 2011
article
Understanding Size Bias
A Conversation with Rebecca Puhl—this piece is a resource for the Teaching Tolerance article Weighing In
professional development
Bullying Basics
This quick reference answers questions about bullying we hear frequently from the Learning for Justice community. The information will get you started and point you toward more in-depth resources.
May 15, 2014
teaching strategy
Community Inquiry
Lifting the Text
Students choose an important sentence or phrase from the central text and participate in a structured class discussion about the “lifted” text.
July 13, 2014
article
"A Place for Everyone"
Meet Becca Valdez, a media specialist whose library is a welcoming activity "hub" for the entire school.
article
Portfolio Activity for “Suspending Hope”
Schools in Maryland and Connecticut are rethinking suspension policies. Promoting positive behavior has led to higher graduation rates, especially among students of color.
article
Toolkit for Tongue-Tied
This toolkit shows how Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education can help foster safe and effective instruction about the sensitive and serious topic of slavery.
article
teaching strategy
Community Inquiry
Save the Last Word for Me (6-8, 9-12)
A comprehension strategy that builds speaking and listening skills through structured text-based discussion. Students record sentences from a text and then discuss their responses in small groups.
July 13, 2014