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Poetry Finds a Home in Art Class
Writing poetry is an excellent way for students to explore identity and find meaning and value in everyday experiences.
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What We’re Reading This Week: November 8, 2019
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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“All Our Terrible and Beautiful History”: Teach American History as a Human Story
Professor David W. Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, explains why prevailing American historical narratives necessitate Teaching Tolerance's Teaching Hard History report and recommendations.
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The First Coconut Tree
In this pourquoi tale, a mother living on one of the islands in the Pacific Islands, is mystified when she bears a round child with no arms and no legs, but she tenderly raises the child until one day he asks to be buried in the sand, where he can grow (into the first coconut tree) and every part of him can be useful.
January 5, 2015
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The First Americans
The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.
July 3, 2014
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Toolkit for "Rewriting History—for the Better"
American Indians are largely absent from mainstream social studies curricula. This toolkit for "Rewriting History—for the Better" showcases some of the best online sources for teaching about American Indians with an eye for inclusivity and accuracy.
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2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners
Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself: Chapter 10
A chapter from the autobiography of Henry Bibb, a well-known black activist who had escaped from slavery. This text contains descriptions of the life of enslaved persons as well as illustrations.
December 14, 2017
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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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