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September 26, 2016

Ban? No, Teach the Topics.

Gender, sexuality and religion are common themes in challenged books of 2015. Rather than effectively ban these topics from the classroom, TT recommends teaching about them and offers student texts to do so.

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Issue 43, Spring 2013

Toolkit for “Mimi's Moms”

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), children “thrive when they are supported, valued and recognized in the environments that surround them. Their identities are deeply

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Issue 52, Spring 2016

Toolkit for "Empathy for the 'A'"

Empathy and academics need not be mutually exclusive. In fact, a focus on empathy can increase student achievement. This toolkit for “Empathy for the ‘A’” shows teachers how to build empathy into their practice with a few adjustments to the things they already do.

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Issue 49, Spring 2015

Toolkit for A Hand to Hold

As educators, we can never be sure of what we will face in our classrooms. This toolkit will help you and your colleagues think about how to be best prepared for your students’ needs.

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Dr. Kiara Lee-Heart

Dr. Kiara Lee-Heart is a native of Richmond, Virginia. She holds a B.A. in sociology with a minor in Latin American and Iberian Studies from the University of Richmond and a master’s degree in education from the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in education at Virginia Commonwealth University and her dissertation research focused on colorism and the lived experiences of dark-skinned Black college students. She teaches first-year students writing and critical thinking skills in the Department of Focused Inquiry at Virginia Commonwealth University. Kiara

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Issue 16, Fall 1999

"Who's Jim Crow?"

A novice teacher confronts the dangers of forgetting.

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October 18, 2016

A Teacher Who Looks Like Me

A white educator reflects on this reality: Most teachers in the United States are white, which means that many children of color don’t have academic role models who look like them.

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July 15, 2014

Create Safety by Modeling Vulnerability

female student with hands over mouth and hood up in black and white

This teacher’s choice to be vulnerable with her students transformed the learning experience.

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August 4, 2016

Give the Kid a Pencil

We all make mistakes. How teachers respond has everything to do with whether or not their students feel valued as human beings.

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The First Americans

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians

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6-8

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Rights & Activism

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Civics

History

July 3, 2014

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