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One School Girl’s Protest of Seventeen Magazine—Now 75,000 Strong

Teenager Julia Bluhm was aware of the kinds of pressures put on adolescent girls to look a certain way. So Julia decided to do something about it by starting an online petition asking Seventeen to include unretouched photos in their magazine.

Julia Bluhm

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

July 7, 2014

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July 7, 2009

In Search of Balance

Teaching Tolerance offers tools to help teachers and students get through the grueling and seemingly unrewarding weeks of mandated testing.

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Issue 19, Spring 2001

The Great Equalizer

Assistive technology launches a new era in inclusion.

Topic

Ability

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September 19, 2016

Want to Teach Civility? Start With Intellectual Safety.

As the current election cycle reaches its climax, establishing “intellectually safe” communities of inquiry can help mitigate the negative effects the campaign has had on children and classrooms.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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March 25, 2015

Tackling Implicit Bias

boy standing outside of group of children

From Selma to Ferguson and beyond, implicit bias has been at play. But educators can take steps to understand this bias and move toward solutions.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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September 12, 2016

Teaching the Election Doesn’t Require Neutrality

This history teacher offers a strategy for teaching about the presidential election. It starts with organizing ideas into three categories: consensus, legitimately controversial and out of bounds.

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January 4, 2017

Hitting Reset

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

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June 10, 2014

Building School Culture Where All Kids Feel Special

In a world where competition awards few people on the backs of many, school awards can be redesigned to prioritize equity.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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February 24, 2014

Town Hall Meetings Empower Youth

Providing a forum for candid communication helps young people believe their voices are worth hearing.

student task

Do Something

Film Festival

Students review films related to a theme in the central text, then plan, prepare for and host a community film festival.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

July 13, 2014

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