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Recovering and Teaching Local History
Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It’s up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own backyards.
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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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Resource Pages
LFJ's resource pages offer thematic collections of articles and resources that address a priority topic or celebrate a cultural event or heritage month. This landing page provides links to our resources pages.
June 15, 2023
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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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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.
February 14, 2017
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The Building Blocks of Positive Behavior
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) offers a schoolwide approach to improving student behavior.
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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
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Little Rock 60 Years Later
Looking back and looking ahead at the struggle to end segregated education.
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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.”
August 9, 2017
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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.