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Going into children’s communities is the best way for teachers to learn about the cultural wealth existing in homes and to understand the importance of including families in the education of their children.

The Teaching Tolerance staff reviews the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grade levels.

Expressing themselves clearly in English can be challenging for English language learners, but digital storytelling can enhance their communication skills and learning in a fun, relevant way.

Mentoring is not about telling new teachers what to do. It’s about cultivating their skills early in their career.

This teacher had the information she needed to decode a student’s tough behavior…but what if she hadn’t?

Freedom’s Teacher offers opportunities to share a lesser-known story about a pioneering educator.

It was meet-the-teacher night at my elementary school. The room was ready for a new class of second-graders. The rubric for grading paragraphs and stories was on the wall around the writing center. A scientific method poster hung on the wall in the science corner. Essential questions for numbers and operations were on the chalkboard in the math area. And a picture commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education was on the social studies wall. I was ready to help my children become successful students.

This elementary school teacher hopes that the president can visit her school to see and learn about a different strategy for keeping our children safe.