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July 27, 2017

Lost in Translation

This piece accompanies the Teaching Tolerance feature story " Lonely Language Learners?" Just after 8 o'clock on a rainy April morning, teacher Helen Reid greets three of her students, none of whom has been in the U.S

webinar

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' with Michelle Alexander

This webinar walks participants through the teaching guide for Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The guide provides resources and support educators and students need to explore the critical social justice issues at the center of Alexander's work.

Topic

Rights & Activism

October 29, 2014

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February 17, 2017

Rochester, NY: “Black Lives Matter at School”

In this district, students, educators, support staff, administrators and community partners are coming together to affirm that black lives matter.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

article

August 26, 2014

Students Are Watching Ferguson

At a time like this, educators can’t afford not to discuss Ferguson in the classroom.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Learning From the Inside

More than 60,000 youth are confined in 2,500 juvenile justice facilities in the United States every year. This toolkit provides a snapshot of effective practices used by educators who work in locked facilities—with application in other educational settings.

teaching strategy

Community Inquiry

What Would They Say

A discussion strategy that asks students to infer how a particular author or character from a text would respond to questions and scenarios. Students must defend their conclusions using evidence from the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 2014

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November 12, 2015

Historical Fiction as a Teaching Tool

This afterschool educator discusses how historical fiction is an effective tool to teach youth about underrepresented people and identities in classrooms and in U.S. history textbooks.

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Informational

A Tale of Two Schools

On April 14, 1947, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld the lower court decision in Mendez v. Westminster, which required the school to integrate and set the stage for Brown v. Board of Education.

Learning for Justice Staff

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

August 7, 2017

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Informational

Why I’m A Racist

A white man writes about his journey to understanding his racial privilege and the “benefit of the doubt” that life has afforded him.

Jeff Cook

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Social Studies

December 5, 2017

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Media Consumers and Creators, What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities?

This lesson focuses on the concept of "fake news" and the responsibilities of news and media creators and consumers. Students will explore PEN America's News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and read an article about "fake news" that presents strategies on how to approach digital sources.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

ELL / ESL

February 13, 2018

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