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April 27, 2016

More Than Birds and Butterflies

Environmental sensitivity and social justice concerns can lead to action.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Identity. Diversity. Justice. Action.

Introducing the Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards.

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October 4, 2013

Football Drama

Anti-LGBT sentiment mars a Mississippi theatrical performance.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 23, Spring 2003

American Gothic

A new curriculum explores a disturbing side of the Progressive Era.

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Bullying & Bias

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Community Inquiry

Say Something

A comprehension strategy during which student take turns reading aloud to each other, stopping occasionally to comment on the text.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.2, SL.6-12.6

July 13, 2014

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April 16, 2010

National Day of Silence: Shutting Up for Justice

Today marks the 15th annual National Day of Silence, organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). This student-led civil protest will unite LGBT youth and their allies in thousands of middle schools, high schools and colleges nationwide.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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August 13, 2012

Can Connected Educator Tackle Technology Equity?

It’s undeniable. Technology is in the classroom in new and instructive ways. Flipped classrooms and interactive instruction videos created by teachers for use by students at home are becoming more popular. Teachers are emerging as bloggers, creating classroom websites and using other digital products. Technology offers the potential to level the playing field for students without direct access to resources available to other students in more affluent schools.

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Class

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Stay Current, Stay Connected

Know how students use social media, know how to monitor and set expectations around that usage and decide how to respond when these platforms are used to harm a student or target a group of students.

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Bullying & Bias

August 27, 2012

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Sarah Kotleba

Sarah Kotleba earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa and her master's in language acquisition and literacy instruction from San Francisco State University. She has taught in public, faith-based private and secular independent schools in grades 2 through 4 and has worked as a literacy specialist and English language development teacher. She has done work in international comparative education in New Zealand and Israel. Sarah currently works as an instructional reform facilitator in California.

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Issue 42, Fall 2012