professional development
Identifying and Responding to Bias Incidents
A bias incident is conduct, speech or expression motivated, in whole or in part, by bias or prejudice.
July 16, 2009
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Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
What is honest history, why is it essential for our democracy, and how can parents, caregivers and community members advocate for honest history education?
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Portfolio Activity for “Speak Truth To Power”
Grades: 9-12 Subjects: Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies, ELL/ESL Categories: Wealth and poverty; Gender, Race and ethnicity Speak Truth To Power is a project of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. For
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When Everything Hangs on a Second Chance
Beth Hammett found out the hard way that most good things in education hang on giving people second chances.
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Is There a #BBQBecky or #PermitPatty in Your Classroom?
The recent rash of viral stories featuring white people who call the cops on law-abiding black people is an iteration of implicit bias that happens in schools every day. It’s time for educators to self-reflect.
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What's in a Mascot?
A 9th-grade English unit helps students analyze legacy behind Native American mascots.
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Informational
"To the Dead We Owe the Truth"
In this segment from 3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets, a jury delivers the verdict in the case about the murder of Jordan Davis by Michael Dunn.
August 19, 2016
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Literature
Seventeen Syllables
Rosie's mother and father did not marry out of love, and her mother writes haiku as an escape. After entering a contest, a man comes to deliver her prize—a framed picture. Angered by this intrusion, Rosie's father destroys the picture. In her anguish, Rosie's mother explains her marriage to her daughter.
July 7, 2014
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