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June 24, 2011

Longest river

Longest river The Nile River of Africa is 4,160 miles, or 6656 km, long -- the longest river in the world. Its waters drain 1/10 of the area of Africa, including parts of present day Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda and

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August 13, 2015

Blogging and the Immigrant Experience

To help her students understand each other’s stories, backgrounds and experiences—and to improve their writing—this teacher added blogging to her curriculum.

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Immigration

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Reason, Purpose & Triumph

Part of the Why I Teach essay series.

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Centering Student Experiences

When asking students to explore issues of personal and social identity, teachers must help establish braver spaces where students are seen, valued, cared for, respected, and have opportunities to learn from one another’s experiences and perspectives.

May 26, 2023

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November 5, 2018

Mix It Up at Lunch: Not Just for Kids!

College students sitting together during Mix It Up at Lunch Day.

This year, nearly 50 institutions of higher education hosted Mix It Up events on their campuses.

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May 4, 2015

Making “A Place in the Middle” in Every Classroom

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Hamer shares how his documentary A Place in the Middle, co-directed with Joe Wilson, can help students see the value of inclusion, the power of cultural heritage and their ability to create a more positive school climate.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Relevant: Beyond the Basics

Teaching Tolerance illustration of the different branches from school, Art, Music, Match Ethnicity, Religion, Sports, Culture, Literature, Science, Food, History and Geography

Monica Edwards taught a class of primarily African American and Latino students. Her initial inability to reach them turned into a lesson.

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January 4, 2019

"What Is Being Normalized?"

TT Educator Grants support social justice work at the classroom, school and district level. TT's grant manager caught up with grantee Chris Hass, whose project included families in his students' social justice education.

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Class

professional development

Social Justice Standards | Understanding Justice

This professional development addresses the Justice domain.

Professional Development Topic

Classroom Culture

Instruction

April 17, 2014

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Recognizing Caregivers as Funds of Knowledge

When educators take the time to build and sustain engagement with students’ caregivers, they illustrate social justice in action, showing students that their identities and living situations are valuable and worthy of understanding.

May 26, 2023

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