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Galimoto Connects Students to the World
This teacher helps students find commonalities between their own complex lives and the experiences of children a world away.
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Laughing in the Classroom—Safely
In more than 20 years of teaching students ranging from as young as 12 to as old as 70, I have found one thing to be verifiably true: Humor positively impacts the learning environment.
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Deconstructing the Female Body in the Media
This teacher used her writing class to help students become more aware of the advertising’s role in defining beauty.
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Toolkit for The Classroom Closet
This professional development activity gives ideas for developing narrative empathy: using the power of story to step into another person’s shoes in the name of justice.
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Toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race"
Educators often have a hard time getting real about race. This toolkit for "Excerpt: Getting Real About Race" provides questions to guide reflection and discussion on how the physical, social, legal and historical constructions of race impact students and educators.
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Race Riots
In this essay, the author gives a short history of race riots, showing how they were originally organized by whites in an effort to show dominance over African Americans, particularly in the South.
June 20, 2016
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Community Inquiry
Save the Last Word for Me (6-8, 9-12)
A comprehension strategy that builds speaking and listening skills through structured text-based discussion. Students record sentences from a text and then discuss their responses in small groups.
July 13, 2014
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Do Something
Inventing a Better World
Students invent a product or process that solves a social problem discussed in the central text.
July 13, 2014
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Do Something
Community Arts Showcase
Students produce original art that conveys an anti-bias or social justice message then work with school staff to plan a public showcase of their work.
July 13, 2014