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Papalotzin and the Monarchs: A Bilingual Tale of Breaking Down Walls

A large red butterfly blows other butterflies over a pile of stones.

When a wall is built between the Great North and the Great South, nothing can pass by it, not the clouds or the wind or even the monarch butterflies. When both sides begin to suffer, Papalotzin, Royal Butterfly, breaks down the Great Wall.

Rigoberto González

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

article

July 12, 2022

Responding to Children's Bereavement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A teacher and a group of young students, all wearing masks, gather around in a half circle so they can look at images on an electronic tablet and listen during what appears to be story time.

With over 200,000 children experiencing the loss of a parent or caregiver during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators are becoming grief counselors.

Topic

Rights & Activism

article

Issue 5, Fall 2023

The Promise of Inclusive Education

Illustration of people gathering on top of and around large books.

Inclusive education builds critical thinking—the intellectual tools for reflection, continuous inquiry, constructive dialogue and the possibility of changing one’s perspective—and is an essential lever for democracy.

lesson

Understanding and Evaluating Online Searches

In the age of Google and other search engines, this lesson aims to help students navigate how information comes to them through online search tools.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

Math & Technology

September 26, 2017

article

November 14, 2011

2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners

Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.

article

Issue 19, Spring 2001

"Someone Else's Problem"

A hunger project moves California students from indifference to activism.

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

article

January 23, 2012

Portfolio Activity for “From Awareness to Action”

Young people make great political activists. How can you get them involved in fighting for issues that matter?

article

Issue 56, Summer 2017

Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I

Boy walks past a memorial of candles and roses on the sidewalk on his way to school

All educators have the civic responsibility to learn and teach the basic history and tenets of this movement for racial justice.

article

August 11, 2016

Five Ways to Advocate for Justice in Education

Dr. Ruha Benjamin, the first black woman to give a keynote at the International Society for Technology in Education Conference, provides insight on what we can do in our own networks and communities to bring about social change.

Topic

Rights & Activism

lesson

The Little Rock Nine and the Children’s Movement

This lesson focuses on questions of justice and the role youth have played in social and political movements. By reading a combination of primary and secondary sources, students will learn how the Little Rock Nine came to play their important role. These teenagers’ participation in school integration stemmed not from the prodding of the parents or activists, but from within themselves.

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Civics

History

September 11, 2012

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