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Teaching Toward Liberation With Love: Q&A With Author Jamilah Pitts
Centering liberation in the practices educators already engage with is an essential aspect to achieve a just world.
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A Chorus of Reasons Why We Teach
“Under these conditions, why would teachers teach? Here are some of our reasons.” The dedicated teachers and staff at a Jackson, Mississippi, elementary school share what keeps them committed to teaching.
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Teaching Hard History in Grades K-5
Join Learning for Justice for a deep dive into our brand-new Teaching Hard History framework for grades K–5! Participants will learn how our elementary framework centers the stories of enslaved people to teach the history of American slavery in a way that is both age-appropriate and accessible.
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January 2, 2018
Toolkit for "Teaching Hard History"
"Can Words Lead to War?" is an Inquiry Design Model (IDM), one of six sample IDMs that accompany the Teaching Hard History project. This inquiry provides students with an opportunity to explore how words affect public opinion through an examination of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin.'
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Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
[2023] Teaching the Civil Rights Movement begins in 1877 with Reconstruction and continues the narrative of the movement for equality and civil rights to the present.
September 29, 2023
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Teaching the Movement, Beyond Four Famous Words
The March on Washington was more than a backdrop to “I Have a Dream.”
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Teaching Dr. King's Legacy Effectively
As we reflect on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, we know that many people teach about his legacy in the context of a purely progressive view of history—devoid of regression, repression and missed opportunities. But that simply isn't true, and we do our students a disservice when we teach this way. These resources can help you teach history in a way that encourages students to see their role in it.
- The Problem With the “Disney Version of History”
- Making King Real for Students Today
- Who Decides What’s “Civil”?
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Why I Will Not Be Teaching About Charlottesville
After Charlottesville, this black teacher of black and brown students knew that her kids would not want another lesson about bigotry and racism. Here’s what she did instead.
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Teaching Hard History From the Beginning
Children should learn about American slavery starting in kindergarten—and starting with Indigenous enslavement.
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The 2020 Teaching Tolerance Award
We’re now accepting nominations and applications for our biennial Award for Excellence in Teaching. Here’s how you can help us find the next award-winning educators!
- Now Accepting Applications and Nominations for the Teaching Tolerance Award!
- “The Story of How I Teach Needed to Be Told”: Advice for TT Award Applicants From Winners
- And the Winners Are...
