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The Moment is LFJ’s online editorial column, which contains articles and content to address what is happening in social justice education—and society—right now.
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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!

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Workshops

Learning for Justice offers professional development workshops for current K-12 classroom teachers, administrators and counselors, and for anyone who coaches classroom teachers and administrators.

Webinars

Learning for Justice webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas from our experienced teaching and learning specialists and from innovative educators in the Learning for Justice community. Watch these FREE on-demand...
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Facilitator Guide

If you’ve attended an LFJ training or workshop, you know how transformative Learning for Justice materials can be. With our facilitator guide, you can help other educators bring anti-bias practices into their classrooms...

Teaching the Life and Legacy of MLK

Schools across the country are preparing to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The resources in this edition of The Moment will help you teach beyond the simplified story and help your students learn about this civil rights leader's life and legacy.

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Going the Extra Mile for MLK Day

This fourth-grade teacher, a TT Award winner, offers some classroom suggestions to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day an opportunity for deep, personal engagement—not a day off.
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Teaching MLK With the Social Justice Standards

Too often, lesson plans surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy fail to move beyond “I Have a Dream.” These classroom suggestions acknowledge the depth and complexity of the movement he helped to lead.

Shutting Down Immigration Myths

News right now is dominated by rhetoric that casts immigrants as dangerous and is likely leaving Americans of many identities, including some of your students, feeling fearful and angry. Today, consider using these resources to teach your students about the long legacy of mistrust and discrimination immigrants from many countries have endured and how we can all use our voices to resist myths and misinformation.

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Supporting Students From Immigrant Families

Immigration has been at the front of the national conversation for years. Under the current administration, which promised to reverse policies that separate families, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has...

Setting Up for Success After Winter Break

Returning from winter break is a great opportunity to start fresh when it comes to classroom climate, approaches to discipline and post-break banter. In this edition of The Moment, we offer strategies on each of these topics and more.

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Hitting Reset

What if you could start the school year over again? What would you change?
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Reframing Classroom Management

Chaotic classrooms distract students and lead to educator burnout. Our toolkit can help you consider a fresh approach to classroom management.

Winter Break Self-care

We know many of you will spend winter break reflecting on your work this fall and planning for the spring. But we hope you'll take some time for yourself, as well. These TT resources offer recommendations for preventing, recognizing and addressing teacher burnout so you can bring your best self back to your students in the new year.

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Burnout Blues

Burning brightly or burning out? Maintain your pep and bypass burnout with these tips.
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Toolkit for “I thought about quitting today…”

There are positive and negative effects from working in a helping profession like education. This toolkit aids educators in the exploration of the fatigue, burnout and even the trauma they may experience when helping students who are suffering.
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Teachers Supporting Teachers

This teacher offers suggestions for how to better support our colleagues and create a more just and welcoming environment across the entire school.
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Learning for Justice in the South

When it comes to investing in racial justice in education, we believe that the South is the best place to start. If you’re an educator, parent or caregiver, or community member living and working in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana or Mississippi, we’ll mail you a free introductory package of our resources when you join our community and subscribe to our magazine.

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