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Issue 54, Fall 2016

Toolkit for "One Hundred Years in the Making"

This toolkit for “One Hundred Years in the Making” provides instructional ideas to experience the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) without traveling to Washington, D.C.

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Issue 33, Spring 2008

Classroom Simulations: Proceed With Caution

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Some educators think these widely-used teaching activities may do as much harm as good — at least in anti-bias learning.

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Issue 12, Fall 1997

Nations Within

American Indian scholar Karen Gayton Swisher envisions effective education for all Indian children.

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March 28, 2013

Civil Rights Is All About Fairness

Use first-graders’ commitment to fairness to help them connect with the modern civil rights movement.

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Rights & Activism

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Issue 46, Spring 2014

In Good Faith

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Teach students to value religious diversity—yes, it’s OK in public schools!

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Religion

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August 26, 2014

Students Are Watching Ferguson

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

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Rights & Activism

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June 26, 2014

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Title I: Who Gets to Vote?

Primary sources can help students explore just how controversial voting rights were in the century preceding the Act.

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Rights & Activism

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August 20, 2013

Creating a Hmong Student Advisory Board

Unsure how to teach about a particular culture? Ask the experts...the students!

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Immigration

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August 22, 2013

Gary Younge: Heroes Are Human

A new book sheds light on the lesser-known struggles behind the March—and how students can benefit from learning about them.

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Rights & Activism

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September 30, 2015

The Danger of a Single Story

This history teacher uses Chimamanda Adichie’s TED Talk, “The Danger of a Single Story,” to foster his middle school students’ understanding of the relationship between narrative and power.

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