professional development
Six Ways to Handle Student Challenges
How should teachers respond to charged statements from students?
July 6, 2009
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Appendices
Appendix A: For Students I am a person who will SPEAK UP against bigotry. Appendix B: Scenarios The best way to be ready to speak up is to prepare. Here are some prompts to get you started. Appendix C: Changing School
July 31, 2012
article
BROWN V. BOARD: A New Milestone Decade
Can Brown's anniversary reawaken the spirit of common cause that fueled the Civil Rights Movement?
article
You Spoke, We Listened
Reader responses to Teaching Tolerance articles and resources.
student task
Do Something
Community Bulletin Board
Students showcase artwork and nonfiction writing that addresses issues they found in the text. The result is a visual, collaborative and creative representation of student learning and ideas. An alternative to the bulletin board is a community newsletter.
July 13, 2014
student task
Do Something
Community Puzzle Mural
Students create a community puzzle mural, a large-scale artistic depiction, usually displayed in a community space. Puzzle pieces covered in student’s artwork relating to diversity, anti-bias or social justice themes from the central text comprise the mural.
July 13, 2014
article
Who Killed Kalief Browder?
Kalief Browder ended his own life after spending three years in a justice system that showed him no justice.
article
Toolkit for 'New Resources from Teaching Tolerance'
Teaching Tolerance has released two important resources for creating a healthy, inclusive school environment. You can download them here: Responding to Hate and Bias at School Speak Up at School These resources provide
publication
20 Face to Face Advisories
Learning for Justice is proud to partner with The Origins Program to present 20 advisory activities selected from Face to Face Advisories: Bridging Cultural Gaps in Grades 5-9.
June 26, 2022
teaching strategy
Close and Critical Reading
Agree/Disagree Statements
Agree/disagree statements challenge students to think critically about their knowledge of a topic, theme or text. The strategy exposes students to the major ideas in a text before reading—engaging their thinking and motivating them to learn more. It also requires them to reconsider their original thinking after reading the text and to use textual evidence to support and explain their thinking.
July 19, 2014