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Celebrate Juneteenth!

Juneteenth—celebrated across the country on June 19—marks an important milestone in the struggle for freedom. But the lessons of this holiday can and should be taught year-round. Use these resources to learn more about Juneteenth, get ideas for sharing it with students and contextualize it within American history.

  • Teaching Juneteenth
  • Happy Juneteenth!
  • “We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams”
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Responding to the New Zealand Mosque Shootings

After today's horrific shooting at two mosques in New Zealand, use this time to embrace and listen to your Muslim students—and to encourage all students to speak up against anti-Muslim bias. These resources in this edition of The Moment can help you do it.

  • Finding Resolve After the New Zealand Mosque Shootings
  • Expelling Islamophobia
  • Countering Islamophobia Through Education
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Teaching the Life and Legacy of MLK

Schools across the country are preparing to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The resources in this edition of The Moment will help you teach beyond the simplified story and help your students learn about this civil rights leader's life and legacy.

  • Going the Extra Mile for MLK Day
  • Teaching MLK With the Social Justice Standards
  • The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources
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Media Literacy Week 2018

No matter the grade or the subject you teach, media literacy is a skill your students need. These resources from Teaching Tolerance—including our new podcast, The Mind Online—can support you and your students this Media Literacy Week and in the months to come.

  • Digital Literacy Videos
  • Preparing to Teach Digital Literacy
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Helping Students Engage in Civil Discourse

Emphasizing the value of civil discourse is an important step toward setting the stage for a positive school year. This edition of The Moment gathers articles and teaching resources on how to create an environment where students can discuss difficult topics in a respectful, civil way.

  • Who Decides What’s “Civil”?
  • Toward a More Civil Discourse
  • Polarized Classrooms
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Navigating Discussions Following a School Shooting

This edition of The Moment shares resources to help you support your students after a school shooting. We stand with the community of Santa Fe, Texas, in their grief. And we stand with you and your students in your heartbreak, your fear and your anger.

  • When Bad Things Are Happening
  • Showing Up Strong for Yourself—and Your Students—in the Aftermath of Violence
  • A Love Letter to Teachers After Yet Another School Shooting
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Revisiting National Poetry Month 2018

April is National Poetry Month! In this edition of The Moment, we offer three poems to delight, inspire and encourage you and your students. To browse more student-friendly poetry, visit Perspectives Texts (under the Classroom Resources menu) and search for the word "poem."

  • Celebrate Maya Angelou
  • Online Exclusive! "Becoming Joey"
  • Why I Teach: A Poem
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Alleviating the Stress of Testing Season

In this edition of The Moment, we offer a few ways to relieve some of the stress testing season brings. Your students may be struggling with testing anxiety or afraid they’ll be associated with negative academic stereotypes. These resources can help you support them.

  • Testing, Testing: How Mindfulness Can Help
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Celebrating Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month! Our treasure trove of texts and resources can help you teach this history year-round, but this is a great time to address inequity and draw special attention to girls and women who have shaped—and continue to shape—our world.

  • Jazz Jennings
  • You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
  • Welfare is a Women's Issue