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Avoid Disaster: Assign Seating in Middle School
Have you noticed students being excluded in your classroom? A new seating arrangement can make all the difference.
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Small Truths: The Immigration Experience Through the Eyes of Children
This film documents English language learners as they write and tell personal stories from their past.
February 6, 2017
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A Priceless Lesson in Humility
Felipe Morales' telling account of an encounter with a blind woman on the streets of Washington, D.C. was recorded for This I Believe. The NPR project features brief personal essays in which people from diverse backgrounds discuss how their values affect their daily lives.
July 2, 2014
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Literature
Ninth Ward
The narrative voice belongs to Lanesha, a 12-year-old girl growing up in New Orleans. Lanesha is frequently picked on and teased because she has a special gift—the ability to see ghosts and spirits. Used to being bullied herself, in this scene Lanesha is a witness when someone else is the target.
July 2, 2014
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Community Inquiry
Save the Last Word for Me (3-5)
Save the Last Word for Me is a comprehension strategy that builds speaking and listening skills by structuring a text-based discussion for students. Students highlight two to three of the most important sentences of the central text, then discuss their text-based responses in small groups.
July 13, 2014
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Speak Up
You’re walking the halls, staying connected, setting high expectations and embracing teachable moments. There’s one more important step. Speak up and out against injustice.
August 27, 2012
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Stories from the Country
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello considers the lack of understanding of rural schools.
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Hate at School: February 2019
Instead of lessons about black history and culture, February brought slurs, blackface, threats and even violence at some U.S. schools.
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Bella Abzug
Bella Abzug was a prominent liberal activist and politician in the 1960s and 1970s who championed women’s rights, human rights and the environment.
August 7, 2017