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July 30, 2010

How My Muslim Students Made Me a Better Person

Among the baby pictures, reports on summer activities and other news reported by my many former students on Facebook, I saw this status update about a week ago: “… it’s good to see fear-mongers called out for spreading misinformation …”

Topic

Religion Bullying & Bias

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March 10, 2017

What We’re Reading This Week: March 10

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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Issue 54, Fall 2016

Toolkit for "Polarized Classrooms"

This toolkit for “Polarized Classrooms” directs teachers to online resources on political ideology and partisanship.

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The Zoot-Suit Riots

In this essay, the author details the violence imposed by GIs in the 1940s on the Mexican American population living in Los Angeles, California.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

History

April 28, 2016

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Religious Discrimination for Learning and Development Training

In this video, Seema meets with her employer, Ms. Tate, who is happy to tell Seema about a promotion. However, Ms. Tate says that to be considered for the position, Seema must stop wearing her hijab. Seema refuses, saying her religion is important to her and that she can do the job without showing her hair.

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Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Topic

Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

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March 2, 2015

Agree to (Respectfully) Disagree

How to teach students to respectfully engage with peers of differing religious belief systems.

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Religion

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Informational

A Tale of Two Schools

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

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Civics

History

Geography

August 7, 2017

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Quotes for Conflict Resolution and Peace

This accompanies the lesson Conflict Resolution and Peace.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

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Reading & Language Arts

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August 24, 2017

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January 2, 2019

Open Secrets in First-Grade Math: Teaching About White Supremacy on American Currency

Shattered piggy bank laying on top of a large collection of U.S. currency coins.

Studying money is a staple of first-grade math. This teacher used it as an opportunity to educate about—and push back against—sexism, racism and white supremacy.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 1, Fall 2021

We Can Create Change Together

Understanding key concepts about solidarity and the power of diverse coalitions can help students work toward justice.

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