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Labor Matters
Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.
July 6, 2009
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Bayard Rustin: The Fight for Racial Justice and Gay Rights
This lesson centers on the invaluable work and activism of Bayard Rustin. Rustin was not only dedicated to orchestrating the civil rights movement; he was also one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisors, and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
January 22, 2013
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Toolkit for "An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere"
This toolkit for “An Open Letter to Teachers Everywhere” offers two suggested resources for educators.
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Restoring Math Confidence for Girls
“I'm just not good at math,” my daughter grumbled under her breath. I was surprised. Where did she get that idea, I wondered. As far as I can remember she has loved numbers and was quick to pick up math concepts. However, I began to see her confidence slowly wither and her frustration rise. It started in the 2nd grade. And, now, she sat at the kitchen table with pencil in hand, ready to give up, convinced she just couldn't do it anymore.
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Women’s Suffrage
This lesson is the fourth in a series called Expanding Voting Rights. The overall goal of the series is for students to explore the complicated history of voting rights in the United States. Two characteristics of that history stand out: First, in fits and starts, more and more Americans have gained the right to vote. Second, over time, the federal government's role in securing these rights has expanded considerably.
February 10, 2014
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What We’re Reading This Week: April 28
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Violence Prevention
Civil rights leader Malcolm X now appears in many history books and has been the hero of a feature film, but very few sources actually delve into the forms of leadership and resistance to oppression that Malcolm X advocated in the last year of his life.
July 6, 2009
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What We’re Reading This Week: May 5
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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