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The True History of Voting Rights

Illustration of a teacher figure pointing to a slide featured on a pulled down screen that is titled "Voting History." Several shadowed figures sit in the foreground, looking at the displayed information.

In this lesson, students learn about the expansion and restriction of voting rights in the United States, examine court rulings, discuss voter disengagement, and explore a voting rights timeline. Students will also learn how to register to vote.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Social Studies

Civics

History

October 8, 2020

lesson

Participating in Digital Communities

This lesson aims to help students learn to safely and respectfully participate in different kinds of digital communities.

Grade Level

3-5

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

September 25, 2017

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You Are the Product

In this lesson, students will explore the concept of “going viral” and how advertisers use social media to promote their products and identify potential customers.

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Math & Technology

October 3, 2017

publication

Part I: Creating Your Group

Before You Begin: The Planning Committee Getting the Right Folks and the Right Data to the Table Once you’ve decided to start a social justice reading group, it’s tempting to jump right into conversations with young

October 16, 2019

article

Issue 1, Fall 2021

The Curb-Cut Effect and Championing Equity

Illustration of people crossing the road.

Centering the needs of underserved people often has a broader impact on the community. The same is true in schools.

article

Issue 18, Fall 2000

Signs of Remembrance

A school for the deaf celebrates Dia de los Muertos.

Topic

Ability

lesson

Labor Matters

Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

History

Economics

July 6, 2009

article

August 23, 2011

Bringing 9/11 Into the Classroom—10 Years Later

My son was a 16-year-old high school junior on 9/11/2001. He could see the twin towers burning a few miles across the harbor from his school in Staten Island, N.Y. Across the country, other students watched the images on television, either as they were happening or later, as they looped endlessly on cable news.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

December 27, 2016

Empathy: The Antidote to Bullying

If we look into the heart of bullying, what we often find are deficits of emotional control and empathy. Teaching mindfulness can help.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

January 11, 2013

Bound for Sainthood

This excerpt accompanies the Teaching Tolerance lesson "Pauli Murray: Fighting Jane and Jim Crow."

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