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'We were still the enemy'
Kenji Ima recalls life in America's World War II prison camps. His daughter works with a Seattle-based educational theater company to share his story.
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Roots of Cooperation
Historical and contemporary Japanese-Mexican collaboration leads to a theatrical performance. Replicate the play at your school.
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Building Bridges Over the Ages With Books
Jeanette Winterson, author and poet, once said, “Books communicate ideas and make bridges between people.” As a middle school language arts teacher, I believed in this theory but wanted to see it in action. When I suggested to my principal that I would like to organize a book club with my students and local senior citizens, he was cautiously intrigued by the idea.
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What Do Your Classroom Walls Convey?
Students notice what teachers hang on their classroom walls. That’s one reason this teacher displays anti-racist and anti-sexist posters and buttons.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Titles II and III: The Right to Go Where You Want
In the United States in 2014, we take our freedom of movement for granted. We can drink from any water fountain, shop in any store and stay in any hotel we can afford. Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, these simple activities were not so simple.
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Religion versus Equality?
The tension between religious refusal laws and LGBTQ rights poses a classic social studies dilemma.
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Brown v. Board: Where are We Now?
American schools are resegregating. What's happening in your community?
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Toolkit for "Shifting Out of Neutral"
This toolkit for “Shifting Out of Neutral” focuses on historical thinking development through critical literacy and builds on author Jonathan Gold’s call for educators to acknowledge and teach about power and bias.
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Loving and Nurturing Young People
The author of ‘Humans Who Teach’ encourages us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being.