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Issue 61, Spring 2019

Bearing Witness to the Hard History of Guilford

Two young people with spades digging near a burial marker.

The legacy of slavery isn’t limited to the South.

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Privacy and Security Online

Students will discuss basic guidelines for maintaining privacy and security online. To help them internalize these rules, students will illustrate what it would mean to follow each guideline.

Grade Level

3-5

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

September 25, 2017

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January 30, 2017

What Do I Say to Students About Immigration Orders?

Educators are fielding questions from students about recently issued executive orders on immigration, refugee resettlement and a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Here are some suggestions for how to best answer students.

Topic

Immigration Bullying & Bias

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Informational

Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence

In this blog post, the author moves through a timeline of sexual aggression and violence imposed on her, or women around her, beginning in her childhood and going through having her own child.

The Belle Jar

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

September 13, 2016

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Tough Guise: By playing a role, I discovered myself

In this essay, Melvin Pichardo, a young aspiring actor, becomes so immersed in becoming a character for a role that he begins to question who he is as a person and what he feels and thinks.

Melvin Pichardo

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity

December 22, 2015

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

What Can This Student Teach You About the Classroom?

Teaching Tolerance illustration of a smiley student

She was always smarter than the curriculum allowed her to be. Now one Miami student is showing future teachers how to keep students engaged.

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

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Issue 36, Fall 2009

Speak Out for Understanding

Teaching Tolerance illustration of paper with questions about students disabilities

Students with learning disabilities create a documentary film to share their wisdom.

Topic

Ability

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Issue 37, Spring 2010

Uncovering the Movement

Let students ‘do’ history for themselves.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

The Young and the Registered

Teaching Tolerance illustration Young and the Registered

Voting doesn’t just change election results—it can change lives.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Michele Israel

Michele Israel owns Educational Writing & Consulting (www.micheleisrael.com), where she works with large and small educational, non-profit and media organizations to bolster products and programs. Her rich career spans over 25 years of successfully developing educational materials and resources, designing and facilitating training, generating communication materials and grant proposals, and assisting in organizational and program development. In addition to lesson plans and other teacher resources, Michele’s portfolio includes published articles, instructional guides, and a booklet entitled

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