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Oyster Shucking: Dunbar, Louisiana

This 1911 photograph shows a four-year-old girl working alongside her mother shucking oysters in a Dunbar, Louisiana, cannery.

Lewis Hine

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3-5 6-8 9-12

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Economics

Geography

September 3, 2015

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Do Something

Puppet Show

Students design, create and perform a puppet show to teach others about a diversity, anti-bias or social justice theme from the central text.

Grade Level

3-5

July 13, 2014

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Issue 15, Spring 1999

Theories of Harmony

The editor of Teaching Tolerance writes on music education.

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July 27, 2015

When Mini-Lessons Pack a Punch

Are you short on time, but want to teach your students about role models? This after-school educator offers some practical advice.

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

Toolkit for “What’s ‘Colorism’?”

Skin color bias affects perceptions and interactions, and yet, how often do educators discuss this phenomenon with their students? This toolkit for "What's 'Colorism'?" offers suggestions on how educators can broach the topic by using a graphic essay published in The Nib.

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Issue 50, Summer 2015

Toolkit for Under Attack

This toolkit provides resources and suggestions for educators who may be experiencing bullying at work or supporting someone who is. It also outlines a possible structure for creating a workplace civility task force within a school setting.

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The History of African-American Social Dance

Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric demonstration, packed with live performances, choreographer, educator and TED Fellow Camille A. Brown explores what happens when communities let loose and express themselves by dancing together.

Camille A. Brown

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Immigration

Subject

History

Geography

September 28, 2018

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March 1, 2017

Teach This: HBCUs Are Not Pioneers of School Choice

This week’s statement from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on historically black colleges and universities is a prime example of whitewashing U.S. history. Classroom teachers for grades 6-12, however, can use this moment as a teaching opportunity.

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Rights & Activism

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Reading Diversity

Including diverse voices is a priority in K–12 classrooms. Learning for Justice offers a unique model to make it easier: Reading Diversity.

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Religion Ability Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

June 27, 2022

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May 4, 2012

Hundreds of Offenses Go Unchecked

We are all still thinking, talking, teaching and grieving about the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old in Florida, wearing that universal hoodie. Again, as a nation, we confront the issue of race and what it means to be an African-American teenage male in this country.

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