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What We’re Reading This Week: October 21
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Putting It Into Words
Grade-level responses to the use of pejorative or bigoted terms, or benign terms used with a pejorative tone or manner.
July 31, 2012
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Toolkit for “Fostering Allies”
This toolkit accompanies the Summer 2013 article “Fostering Allies,” and provides professional-development support to educators and school staff who work with students in foster care.
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Toolkit for “Gender Spectrum”
Gender-fluid young people navigate a variety of gender-specific spaces throughout their day at school. From seating charts based on gender to dress codes and roles in school activities, we ask students to put themselves
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Goodnight, Nadine: A Tribute to Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer’s activism helped make the world better for all of us and leaves important lessons for teachers and students.
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History Class Practices Speaking Up
A history class offered an opportunity to model speaking up against bias.
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Notes on Situation in Birmingham, Alabama 5/12/1963
President John F. Kennedy made these notes on May 12, 1963, in response to multiple bombings and subsequent rioting in Birmingham, Ala.
July 9, 2014
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Popcorn From the Sky
The story of people whose lives are forever changed by a test bomb gets lost in seas of misunderstanding, political posturing and classified paperwork.
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School's Out
Creating a safe environment for gay and lesbian students sometimes means starting from scratch.
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Why Chicken Means So Much to Me
It may seem like an empty stomach is the worst thing about being poor, but for Junior it’s not being able to save his best friend.
July 5, 2014