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So Fake
A statement from a student about people “being fake” prompted this afterschool educator to talk openly about her own experiences with friendship and identity.
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Word Work
Word Wall
A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from central texts students are reading.
July 19, 2014
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Catching Kids Before They Sink
Laura Sofen’s inner angry teenager guides her each day as a teacher.
professional development
Fannie Lou Hamer’s Testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention (Transcript)
This piece is to accompany Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and African Americans Face and Fight Obstacles to Voting.Watch the video here.When a group of African-American delegates from Mississippi demanded to be seated at the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, the moving testimony by Fannie Lou Hamer made this former sharecropper a national spokeswoman for civil rights overnight.
October 26, 2011
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Growing Up with Abriendo Puertas
This piece accompanies the Teaching Tolerance article "Opening Doors on the Border."
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The Case for Love in the Classroom
What’s the connection between love and education? A TT awardee shares how love informs her practice.
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Three Tips for Current-Event Lesson Plans
Do you ever struggle to create a quick lesson about a current event? This teacher offers strategies to do it well.
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Counselors, Not Cops
Yesterday, the Dignity in Schools Campaign released a policy platform that calls for the end of police presence in schools.
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Putting It Into Words
Grade-level responses to the use of pejorative or bigoted terms, or benign terms used with a pejorative tone or manner.
July 31, 2012
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Toolkit for 'Once Upon a Time in America'
The year 1963 marks the 50 th anniversary of many milestones in the civil rights movement. In the current issue of Teaching Tolerance, “ Once Upon a Time in America” traces some of the movements’ toughest trials. The