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One Nation, Many Gods
Research shows that a world religions course helps reduce intolerance among students without undermining students' religious beliefs.
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TT’s NEW LGBTQ Best Practices Guide
We’ve learned a lot in the last few years about what LGBTQ students need to thrive. This excerpt from our new guide offers insight into how even small policy adjustments can make a big difference in the lives of queer and nonbinary students.
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Teach This: Current Events
Our “Teach This” discussion guides are easily adapted for in-person, asynchronous, or virtual learning. We’ll be adding new resources up until the election, so be sure to check back often or sign up for Future Voters
August 17, 2020
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Incidents based on sexual orientation or gender identity comprised 25 percent of those reported by educators but just 10 percent of those reported in the news media. Although we found a small number of incidents directed
May 1, 2019
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Size Wise
An anti-bias trainer shares her techniques for fostering appreciation of different body types.
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Service-Learning and Prejudice Reduction
Four steps every educator should take to help ensure service projects reduce stereotyping, rather than reinforce it.
July 6, 2009
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Making the Invisible Visible: Preparing for Mix It Up at Lunch Day
Have you ever walked in the same hallway every day -- or driven from point A to point B -- without remembering how you got there, who you passed, or what you saw?
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'Jellybean' Offers Powerful Lesson in Inclusion
By the 171st day of school, even a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher like me is pretty sure I am immune to being moved or motivated in any sort of way. I am mechanically and somewhat maniacally moving toward the soul nurturing, patience restoring and creativity refueling station we know as “summer vacation.” My fuse is short. I have an overwhelming need for order, structure and control in the classroom. Final exams, deadlines for grades and year-end papers are due.
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For the Love of All Families
When I was in elementary school, it was common to overhear adults say that children were from “broken homes” if they lived with a single mom or dad or sometimes with grandparents. One of those families belonged to my friend Ellie, who lived with her mom. So I asked my father, a Congregational minister, why some people thought Ellie’s family was broken? Dad gently explained that strong families, Ellie’s included, have three characteristics: love, connectedness and commitment.
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Student Advocates Work Despite a Thankless Task
Junior high school students and members of their school's student civil rights team felt that no one was taking them seriously in their efforts to improve the school's climate. Recently they'd visited classrooms and offered presentations on Maine's civil rights laws and the harmful impact of bias-based derogatory language. They did not get a warm reception from their peers.