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The Infamous N-word
No matter the spelling or context, the n-word remains intertwined with American racial tensions past and present.
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Candles in Our Windows
A play based on real events in Billings, Mont., illuminates issues of tolerance and understanding for young students.
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What We're Reading
Teaching Tolerance loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite diverse books for diverse readers and educators.
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The First Americans
The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.
July 3, 2014
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What Love, Simon Can Teach Us About Classroom Conversations
For the first time, a rom-com from a major studio is helping gay and bi teens feel seen—and celebrated. Teachers have an opportunity to do the same.
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My Identity
After growing up in foster care, Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian woman, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. However, with that decision comes the risk of losing one of the few biological connections she still has.
January 12, 2018
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Classroom Mindfulness in Real Life: A Portrait
TT Grants coordinator Jey Ehrenhalt talked with elementary educator Kristie Burnett, who models mindfulness and brings meditative practices to the students in her third-grade classroom in upstate New York.
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How Fair Use Works
This lesson focuses on copyright and fair use. Students will discuss these concepts and then complete a project demonstrating what they learned.
October 3, 2017
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