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The Value of GSA Day
Creating safe spaces for LGBT students and their allies is crucial, and hosting a GSA Day is one step toward that safety. Find out how Oakland Unified School District got it done.
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Unpacking Sexism After Lunch
As my 10th-grade students came back from lunch, it was clear that a few of my more squirrely young men needed time to readjust to the ways of a classroom after being away all summer. “It’s just a joke between us, Mr. Greenslate,” said Aaron. “We all know Jason from outside of school, and so that’s just how we mess around. Once you know us better you’ll understand.”
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Mix It Up @ Lunch
What are the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society? Acceptance
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Mix It Up at Lunch
What kinds of behaviors show that you understand someone's feeling?
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MLK day
What groups do I belong to?
What are my identities?
How do I know I’m part of a group?
What groups do I belong to?
How do I know I’m part of a group?
How do I see myself? Is it the same way others see me?
What identities do I share with my family? What identities do I have...
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Tolerance Day...
Can words about identity hurt people?
How can I live, work and play with others when we have differences?
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Beer Middle School Mix It Up Lunch activity
What makes us who we are?
How are our identities today shaped by society?
Do the ways we identify ourselves change over time?
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High School Mix it up at lunch! Plan
What do we gain when we learn about the lived experiences of other people?
What are the challenges of celebrating what we have in common while also honoring our differences?
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100 Days of School, 100 Days of Bullying
When you say the word “bully” most people tend to think of the caricature of a bully. One of my students described the thinking of this stereotype perfectly. “They probably got on my nerves or I really just don’t like them, so I’ll try my best to make their life as miserable as possible.” But bullying takes many guises and is sometimes hard to identify. That is worth thinking about today as the Safe Schools Action Network observes 100 Days of School/100 Days of Bullying. If we really want to stop bullying, we need to see it clearly in its various forms.
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The First 100 Days
When two sides fail to come together after a classroom election, the teacher institutes the 100 Days plan to try to keep the newly elected accountable and the remaining students apprised of what they can expect from their new president.