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Be Your Own Evaluator
For teachers looking to improve their practice in real time, a free toolkit from the Institute of Education Sciences can be a valuable resource.
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Crazy Versus Eccentric
In this ironic cartoon, the same man is depicted twice—once with tattered clothing and unkept body hair as a poor man and a second time in a suit with a clean-cut image as a rich man. As a poor man, he's regarded as crazy, but as a rich man, he's eccentric.
July 2, 2014
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Should Your Hairstyle Be A Constitutional Right?
This lesson uses the strategies of “student questioning for purposeful learning” (SQPL) and jigsaw grouping to engage students in examining Constitutional issues related to school-based grooming policies.
February 10, 2014
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First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
Lincoln’s first inaugural address illustrates the centrality of slavery in southern states decision to secede after the 1860 election.
January 5, 2018
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Identifying Ways to Let Your Students Shine
What would it look like if schools offered every child daily opportunities to do something in which they excel? What if, instead of just celebrating academic successes, we highlighted the unique talents and joys of all our students?
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What to Expect on Mix It Up Day
I arrived to school ready for our morning staff meeting and took a seat among my colleagues. But today was different. There were about 30 student leaders joining us. As a newer staff member at the school, I had little idea of what to expect for our planned Culture Day, which was based on Teaching Tolerance’s “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” The students were there because they were instrumental in planning and pulling it off.
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Defense of Marriage Act
In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the “Defense of Marriage Act” establishing a legal definition of marriage.
July 2, 2014
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Looking Closely at Ourselves
In this lesson, students explore race and self-identity by creating self-portraits. The lesson aims to help students develop detailed observational skills and use these skills in relation to themselves and others. It also begins constructing a vocabulary that is crucial in helping build community and discuss some of the more challenging aspects of race and racial identity formation.
September 1, 2011
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Frederick Douglass
This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.
February 19, 2020