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Value Lines
Students take a stance on a topic related to the central text and listen while classmates explain their stances.
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Including All Students During the December Holidays
The December holidays can present challenges for educators who want to provide a festive—but also equitable—classroom environment. These resources can help you acknowledge the season without alienating students based on their faith or family income.
- Rethinking Poverty and Casual Conversations
- Avoiding the Holiday 'Balance Traps'
- Analyzing the School Holiday Calendar
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Exploring Identity and Commonalities
Conversations about commonalities across cultures can help children build empathy and understand identity and diversity.
August 17, 2024
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No Place for Bigotry
An anti-bias club changes the atmosphere at a suburban high school
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TT Awardee Spotlight: Amber Strong Makaiau
The application window for the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching closes on December 15. Read how this award has impacted Amber Strong Makaiau, a 2011 awardee.
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A Bountiful Harvest
School and community gardens yield cooperation and understanding.
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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.
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Treating Students to Dinner and Diversity
One clear advantage of extracurricular activities is that they tend to get students’ undivided attention. Most young people have a real connection to their sports team, choir, theater group or other organization. The coach, director or advisor enjoy unique opportunities to see students really concentrate on a consistent basis. This creates a powerful opportunity for us as educators when it comes to issues of diversity. We can model fairness, equity and inclusion, as well as provide experiences for our students to be exposed to positive diversity messages.