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Close and Critical Reading
SQP2RS
SQP2RS stands for survey, question, predict, read, respond and summarize. SQP2RS (or “Squeepers”) ensures students recognize the steps to reading and understanding informational texts.
July 19, 2014
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Portfolio Activity for “Give Bigotry No Sanction”
This activity is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance article "Give Bigotry No Sanction."
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Becoming Joey
This poem, told by a third-person omniscient narrator, paints a picture of José, an immigrant student who carries the burden of being from the “borderlands.”
October 29, 2015
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Mixing It Up at Any Age
The Montpelier Senior Activity Center expands Mix It Up to include lifelong learners.
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Toolkit for “The Sikh and the Skinhead”
Use quotes from famous individuals to facilitate student reflection on the importance of conflict resolution. Step One Write the quotes below on slips of paper. Place the slips on students’ desks. When students enter the
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Teachers’ Words Can Help Build Futures
During one particularly frenetic transition in the classroom recently, Mila bounded up to me and asked, “Mrs. B, do you think I could be a writer someday?” Without blinking, I emphatically replied, “Absolutely, I can totally see you as a writer.” She smiled and skipped over to join her friends in line to go to recess. A few minutes later, as we were walking through the halls, I overheard her say excitedly to a friend, “Mrs. B thinks I can be a writer. She told me so.” She walked out for recess practically on air.
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Responding to Hate and Bias at School
This guide offers suggestions for preventing and navigating a bias- or hate-related crisis. It is designed primarily for school administrators, but teachers, staff, counselors and students also may find guidance here.
June 30, 2022
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Section One: Before a Crisis Occurs
A school climate that encourages inclusion and promotes tolerance creates an atmosphere in which bias acts are less likely to gain momentum and more likely to be quickly and widely denounced.
August 27, 2012
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Toolkit for “Bring It Home”
Interested in making your school safer for LGBT students? There are many ways to do this, ranging from small instructional changes to major organizational undertakings. The following tips are organized by level of action