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Issue 45, Fall 2013

Toolkit for “You Belong Here”

What do the data tell us? According to the Center for American Progress, “At some point over the next 10 to 12 years, the nation’s public school student body will have no one clear racial or ethnic majority. In other

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Issue 5, Fall 2023

A Time of Transformation and Possibility

The United States has championed human rights around the globe but needs to consistently ensure those protections domestically.

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Ending Black History Month Right

This week, Black History Month will come to a close and Women's History Month will begin. Students notice when their history is recognized only during heritage months, so in this edition of The Moment, we're sharing a reminder that it’s vital to teach all our history year-round, along with resources to celebrate two trailblazing Black women in your classroom.

Laverne Cox
Hidden Figures of Women's History: Cathay Williams
Out of the Mouths of Babes

February 25, 2019

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Countering Islamophobia

This lesson helps students explore, confront and deconstruct stereotypes targeted at Muslims. Students will learn about the impact of Islamophobia and create an anti-Islamophobia campaign to display in school.

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9-12

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Religion

February 14, 2017

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Issue 34, Fall 2008

The Building Blocks of Positive Behavior

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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) offers a schoolwide approach to improving student behavior.

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

Little Rock 60 Years Later

TT57 Little Rock Military Police Guarding School

Looking back and looking ahead at the struggle to end segregated education.

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Class Rights & Activism

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Si Se Puede

“In response to legislation that would have criminalized immigrants, thousands of high school students from across the country walked out of their classrooms and into history.”

Learning for Justice Staff

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6-8 9-12

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Class

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Civics

History

August 9, 2017

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Issue 66, Spring 2021

The Classical Roots of White Supremacy

Illustration of a white man dressed in a red toga.

A whitewashed history of the ancient world lays the foundation for white supremacy across the curriculum.

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Issue 59, Summer 2018

Toolkit for “Be Your Own Historian”

Teach and learn about the Reconstruction era with resources—including videos, texts, lessons and a unit plan—from Facing History and Ourselves.

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Section III: Instruction

Integrating Queer Voices into the Curriculum It may seem like a minor adjustment for a teacher to mention a queer figure in history or analyze a queer character in a work of literature. But affirming an LGBTQ student’s

October 29, 2018

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