When Students Are in Crisis
One year after March for Our Lives, we still mourn the young people lost to gun violence and to the trauma that is its legacy. If you're concerned that your school isn't equipped to support students in crisis, the resources in this edition of The Moment suggest ways to change that—starting today.
SMS SOS
Toolkit for "Demystifying the Mind"
Worried About a Friend? Use Your E.D.G.E.
Supporting Student Action for Social Justice
Recent headlines point to all kinds of student action, from tackling climate change to advocating for more equitable schools. But those of us who work with students know they're doing what young people have always done: leading the way toward necessary change. In this edition of The Moment, we offer resources to help you support your students when they stand up against injustice, fight for equity and take the lead in shaping a better future for all of us.
Existence Is Resistance: Supporting Student-led Social Change
Dear Future Leader
Latinx Leaders Tomorrow
Responding to the New Zealand Mosque Shootings
After today's horrific shooting at two mosques in New Zealand, use this time to embrace and listen to your Muslim students—and to encourage all students to speak up against anti-Muslim bias. These resources in this edition of The Moment can help you do it.
Finding Resolve After the New Zealand Mosque Shootings
Expelling Islamophobia
Countering Islamophobia Through Education
Slavery Simulations: Just Don't
We're saddened by the news of yet another classroom lesson on slavery involving a troubling simulation—but we're not surprised. Our research has shown some common pitfalls when teaching and learning about slavery. In this edition of The Moment, we explain why mock auctions—along with simulations of the Middle Passage—do more harm than good, and we provide resources for teaching this history more effectively.
Another Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better
Teaching Hard History: Building Better Lessons About Slavery
‘Teaching Hard History’ Podcast
Celebrating Women Activists
On March 8, we celebrate International Women's Day. But there are 30 other days in Women's History Month and 364 other days in the year to learn and teach about how women have worked to make our world a better place. Here are a few of our favorite resources to help you get started.