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Poetry Encourages Self-Expression
Writing poems can help students address difficult issues and become agents for social change.
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Identity Portraits
Students interview one another, then draw or paint portraits containing symbols that represent the subject’s identity, beliefs, values or areas of interest.
July 13, 2014
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The Place for Activism in English Class
Using activist memoirs can help students understand how people effected change in the past—and how young people can effect change now.
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And the Winners Are...
Meet the recipients of the 2016 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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Toolkit for Check It Out!
Libraries are resources for students who need academic help as well as for those who want to fight for justice. Help your students make the most of their school or community library.
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Listen Up! PSA for Change
Students produce digital media to raise awareness and encourage change related to an anti-bias theme.
July 13, 2014
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How Does the TT Community Teach Thanksgiving?
As you consider addressing Thanksgiving in your classroom, the approaches of the educators in our community offer great places to start.
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Toolkit for "We Spoke the Right Things"
Field trips can be a great opportunity to take critical literacy to a new level. This toolkit will help you prepare your students to take on social justice issues on trips.
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"To the Dead We Owe the Truth"
In this segment from 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, a jury delivers the verdict in the case about the murder of Jordan Davis by Michael Dunn.
August 19, 2016
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Ned Blackhawk Q&A: Understanding Indigenous Enslavement
Historian Ned Blackhawk explains why we must understand Indigenous enslavement to fully understand American history.