With all the talk about Cam Newton’s celebrations—and less than a week to go before Super Bowl 50—educators can take advantage of this teachable moment.
Non-Black students of color may be learning anti-Black racism in the wake of protests following police violence. Here’s how you can counter those attitudes.
Ann, author of the Teaching Tolerance story " SWOOSH!" has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is the author of over 30 books for children and teens.
Amy is a language arts and reading teacher. She is the author of Re-engaging Disconnected Youth: Transformative Learning Through Restorative and Social Justice Education and is a recipient of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Your students may not be old enough to vote, but they can use their voices. With the resources in our new Voting and Voices project, you can give them the tools—and the support—to begin identifying as voters and to participate in the democratic process.
In this middle school, district-level grant, students hosted an interview series and spoke with people from a variety of backgrounds who found resilience, success and leadership in adulthood.