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Have the Courage to Teach
Equity and social justice work in schools is easier said than done. This educator offers four steps for turning talk into action.
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Facebook is My Classroom, Too
As teachers, we hear almost daily that we “must meet the students where they are.” It is a core tenant, a sacred truth offered as a key to successfully unlocking the hearts and minds of even the most reluctant learners.
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Brush Up With New Professional Development for Spring
Teaching Tolerance offers more professional development options than ever before, and our workshop and webinar seasons are heating up! The resources in this edition of The Moment provide opportunities to better understand TT's materials and the best practices for social justice education. We'll even come to you!
- Webinars
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Teachers Are Going Beyond Textbooks to Change History Education
Textbooks reflect dominant social structures—including biases and the lack of representation of people who are historically relegated to the margins. Educators are looking for ways to use and expand on textbook content to teach a more inclusive and honest history. These LFJ resources provide some suggestions for how to make that happen.
- Going Beyond the Textbook
- The New YA
- Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature
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Mutual Learning Through Conversation
Certain encounters help young students develop values and virtues that open spaces in their minds and hearts so they can see the world and its people in broader terms.
July 5, 2017
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Maj Britt Theorin
“Maj Britt devoted her life to solving some of the most critical and intractable problems in the world today: peace, women’s rights and especially, nuclear disarmament.”
August 8, 2017
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If Anger Were The Problem
A domestic violence counselor reflects on recent assaults in our schools.
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Dear Olympic Media: Do Better by Women Athletes
This blogger wants the media to know that their words and editorial choices matter because young people all over the country—and the world—are watching.
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Disrupting Rape Culture Through Education
In the wake of a convicted rapist’s early release, now is a good time to reinforce with students that rape is a cultural problem that all of us must stand against.
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Connecting Past and Present With Primary Sources
When two American Studies teachers combined their classes to discuss school integration, they fostered a depth of learning they never anticipated.