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What We’re Reading This Week: December 28, 2018
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Teaching Hard History: American Slavery
With Teaching Hard History, we’re calling on American educators, curriculum writers and policy makers to confront the fact that slavery and racial injustice are not only a foundational part of the nation’s past, but a continuing influence on the present.
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Voting and Voices: Engaging Students and Families in Democracy
Join Rock the Vote and Learning for Justice for a webinar on how you can engage your students and school community in our diverse democracy.
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Recognition
Since its founding in 1991, Learning for Justice—formerly Teaching Tolerance—has been recognized as a transformative force in education. Our materials have won two Oscars, an Emmy and scores of honors. Here is a sampling
June 28, 2017
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Toolkit for "Saving Title VI"
This toolkit utilizes some of those educator-facing resources so you—or your professional learning community—can frame a reflection on your students, your school and your role in upholding Title VI.
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Incidents based on sexual orientation or gender identity comprised 25 percent of those reported by educators but just 10 percent of those reported in the news media. Although we found a small number of incidents directed
May 1, 2019
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Methods Courses
Building on what students have learned in foundations courses, methods courses tend to focus more closely on processes and procedures for teaching specific student populations or for teaching specific disciplines. This
October 24, 2018
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Stop Talking in Code: Call Them Black Boys
A Black educator challenges colleagues to consider the school-based and societal implications of calling Black boys “Black males.”
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Mental Health Awareness Is a Community Concern
As we confront the ongoing assaults on education and individual rights—including anti-CRT and anti-LGBTQ laws, book bans, and the threat to reproductive rights—we recognize that these issues have compounded the stress at the end of the academic year. These resources provide strategies for educators, caregivers and community members to support the mental health and well-being of our nation’s youth.
- The End-of-Year Mental Health Check
- Student Mental Health Matters
- Demystifying the Mind