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Welcome to Teaching Tolerance

Every fall, we’re excited to welcome new educators to the Teaching Tolerance community. In this edition of The Moment, we’ve collected a few of our favorite resources for social justice education. If you’ve been with us for a while, we hope you’ll enjoy reviewing these popular resources—and that you’ll pass them along. If you’re new to Teaching Tolerance, welcome! We’re glad you’re here. 

  • Learning for Justice 101: A Guide to Our Resources
  • Social Justice Standards
  • Webinars
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Black History in the Making

Black history isn’t only in the past—it’s happening right now. This Black History Month, commit to acknowledging and elevating today’s young Black change makers and their accomplishments year-round. Our resources will help you uplift Black activists who are changing history and those fighting for justice within their communities, and they will encourage your students to see themselves as change makers too.

  • “We Won’t Wear the Name”
  • Teach This: “The Hill We Climb” and the 2021 Inauguration
  • Charlottesville’s Zyahna Bryant Shall Lead
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Alfredo Artiles

Alfredo J. Artiles is Professor of Special Education in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. Artiles has published extensively in the general, special, and bilingual education fields. His recent work has focused on the disproportionate placement of English Language Learners and ethnic minority students in special education. His work has also addressed the ways teachers become social justice educators in urban schools. He is a principal investigator for the National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt).
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Dana McCullough

Dana Compton McCullough is a biology teacher at Evans High School in Evans, Georgia. She has taught middle school science and language arts, 5th grade science, math, and language arts, and various high school science classes for 23 years in Columbia County, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Augusta State University and Master’s Degree in Biology from Georgia Southern University. Her research and teaching interests include teaching science for social justice and Freirean approaches to teaching and learning.
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Celebrating Juneteenth

Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day enslaved Texans learned they were free in June of 1865. While the history of the holiday includes the injustice of enslavement, Juneteenth should also be understood in the context of Black people’s fight for justice and freedom. As Staff Writer Coshandra Dillard notes, “Students, particularly Black students, can find empowerment in the jubilant celebrations of culture, activism and the humanity of a people.”

  • Teaching Juneteenth
  • Happy Juneteenth!
  • What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
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Self-care Over Winter Break

During this winter break, we hope you’ll take extra time to check in with yourself. We are especially proud of your work this year amidst all that is happening around you. Watch this webinar as a reminder of the importance of educator self-care. And take some time to check out recent books we’re reading and films we’re watching that affirm identities, celebrate diversity and highlight justice.

  • The Value of Educator Self-Care
  • What We're Reading
  • What We're Watching
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Diversifying Classroom Texts

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Join antiracist education experts Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul and Tricia Ebarvia together with Learning for Justice for this thought-provoking webinar highlighting the importance of diversifying classroom texts.
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Dive Into the Summer Issue of Teaching Tolerance Magazine

Our Summer magazine is here! And, as usual, it's packed with stories, resources and strategies for social justice educators like you. Here, we're spotlighting three feature stories about the innovative ways educators are using online spaces: to build community, to reflect on their own identities and to connect students with stories they might not hear elsewhere. We hope you enjoy them—and the rest of our new issue!

  • Educators and Their #Community: Finding Solidarity on Social Media
  • You and White Supremacy: A Challenge to Educators
  • The Subscribed Classroom: Using Podcasts to Teach About Social Justice
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Learn About and Advocate for Education and a More Inclusive Society

Do you believe in strengthening our democracy? Do you support a more inclusive society? In responding to book bans, educational censorship and attempts at excluding some communities from public school spaces, Learning for Justice’s magazine and publications offer guidance and inspiration on critical issues in education.

  • Issue 5, Fall 2023
  • Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
  • Supporting Youth Activism
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Modeling Democracy

West Virginia Teachers' Strike | Image by Chris Dorst of Associated Press | Teaching Tolerance
In West Virginia, many teachers are frustrated with the state legislature's attitude toward public education. By taking collective action with a statewide strike, these teachers model for students how to stand up and speak out for their rights.
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Rights & Activism