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The End-of-Year Mental Health Check
As the academic year winds down, mental health professionals remind us to connect with young people and embrace community care.
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Recognizing Discrimination
People sometimes look the other way when they see an act of discrimination because they do not know how to stop it. This lesson provides students with real-world examples to help them identify peaceful ways to respond.
July 10, 2017
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From Awareness to Action
Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?
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In a Time of Islamophobia, Teach With Complexity
Rethinking the Region: New Approaches to 9-12 U.S. Curriculum on the Middle East and North Africa—a free, online curricular resource—needs to be on your radar. Learn about this resource from two of its co-authors.
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Small Stories With Superpowers
Inspired by a Teaching Tolerance story, this educator asked her third-grade students to create original superheroes modeled after themselves.
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Using Song Lyrics to Explore Social Commentary
Many kids listen to music as often as they possibly can. Educators can tap into students’ interests in music by teaching them to critically read the lyrics they are listening to—and promote social justice through that examination.
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Reflections of a ‘Teacher of the Year’
The greatest achievement for this Teacher of the Year is the daily practice of empathy.
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Teaching Courage in a Postmodern World
Students need historic context to connect activism of the past to social issues in the present.
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Understanding Refugee Crises
A TT staff member reflects on her experience learning about refugee crises during middle and high school—and the implications of those lessons today.
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