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Mary Cowhey

Mary Cowhey is a contributor to Teaching Tolerance and the author of Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades (Stenhouse Publishers ISBN# 1 57110 418, $18).

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Resisting Hate and Building Resilience

The anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol reminds us of the importance of strengthening democracy and countering hate. Our resource series Resisting Hate in Education offers strategies for prevention, intervention and response to hate and bias. Explore recent resources on understanding and addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools along with recommendations for supporting young people during tragedies and crisis events. Together, we can engage as a broader community across our differences, build networks to foster resilience and take action to resist hate.

Resisting Hate in Education
Understanding Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Education
Handle With Care: Supporting Young People During Crisis Events

January 6, 2025

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Learning from the Civil Rights Movement

The resources in this series can help us learn from our history and examine today’s justice issues to answer the questions: “How can I make a difference?” “How can we make a difference together?”

August 11, 2024

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Informational

McCarthy: Enemy of the Negro People (excerpt, p. 14)

This journal article excerpt describes how the House Un-American Activities Committee tried to undermine the Civil Rights Movement by targeting some activists as communistic sympathizers. Eslanda Goode Robeson used her testimony as a platform to speak out against American hypocrisy and injustice.

Charles Allen Jr.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

July 6, 2022

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Issue 57, Fall 2017

What the Numbers Don’t Show

What do we mean when we say schools are failing? This Detroit teacher flips the script on the “f” word.

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Advertising on the Internet

This lesson focuses on teaching students to understand the role of identity in the online marketplace and online advertising, and advertisers’ intent to manipulate consumers.

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Digital Literacy

Reading & Language Arts

Social Studies

Arts

ELL / ESL

September 27, 2017

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Freedom To Read, Freedom To Learn

May 3 is the Freedom To Learn National Day of Action, a day of advocacy for inclusive education and young people’s freedom to read, learn and build a just future. Our collective responsibility is to counter disinformation, uplift honest history and engage our communities to serve all children.