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Beyond Taglines and Headlines
Use these questions to help students develop critical literacy and historical thinking skills.
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Standing Up Against Hate
Educators have always had the responsibility to stand up to hate and bias—but it's more necessary now than ever.
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Have the Courage to Teach
Equity and social justice work in schools is easier said than done. This educator offers four steps for turning talk into action.
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Discovering My Identity
In this lesson, students will describe aspects of their identities such as race, gender, ability, religion and more. Then after exploring Marley Dias' Black Girls Books campaign, students will analyze book illustrations and write their own book review noting how characters are similar and different from them.
October 6, 2016
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Students Use Classroom to Inspire Others
Some of my favorite teaching moments are when I can shut up and let students teach each other. This magic happened recently when a group of high school students from one of Chicago’s most under-resourced neighborhoods came to our university campus—just a few miles—but an entire world away.
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Toolkit for “Michael's Diary”
This toolkit accompanies the story corner “Michael's Diary” and provides classroom resources for making student journals, as well as prompts that encourage students at all grade levels to express who they are through writing.
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Combating Course Content Segregation
An LGBT student’s gratitude reminded this instructor to include diverse voices in her teaching all year.
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The Power of Questions
This teacher asked herself, “What do I need to know to better support this student?” The answer led to more questions.
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Toolkit for Hit the Road
This toolkit provides lesson plan ideas for taking a virtual civil rights tour with your students and for bringing the voices of civil rights veterans into the classroom.