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Enrichment Courses

There are several reasons why TT materials may be more commonly used in enrichment courses than their foundations or methods counterparts. It may be that faculty teaching these classes have more flexibility to

October 24, 2018

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March 7, 2014

The Noose of Racism

What happens when we don’t teach about the history of racism? Turn on the news.

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Issue 46, Spring 2014

Toolkit for Tongue-Tied

This toolkit shows how Teaching Tolerance’s Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education can help foster safe and effective instruction about the sensitive and serious topic of slavery.

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June 20, 2018

The Words “We” Use for “The Other”

Child looking out onto the countryside, silhouetted in window

Too often, teachers present geographically distant regions—and the people who live in them—as “other.” Here’s how you can avoid doing so.

Topic

Religion Immigration

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February 24, 2017

The Disturbing “Monkey Business” of U.S. Black-White Race Relations

Representations of black people as animals is both a past and present manifestation of the United States’ complicated history with race.

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

Lies My Bookshelf Told Me: Slavery in Children’s Literature

The word "Slavery" being painted over by white paint and white painter.

Children’s books are a common way to introduce the topic of slavery to our youngest students. But what do we do when the stories get it wrong?

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The Resurgence of Hate

The purpose of this activity is to take a look at one of the most famous hate groups, try to understand why its members believe the way they do and learn what can be done to stop hate groups from returning to their historic levels of power and influence.

Grade Level

6-8

January 11, 2010

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May 2, 2017

What Is Cinco de Mayo?

A photo of the Mexican flag blowing in the wind.

Mexican culture cannot be reduced to tacos, oversized sombreros and piñatas.

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Paddling Upstream

Catholic and Protestant youth in Northern Ireland embark on a brighter future.

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Melissa Stuart

Melissa Rivera Stuart is a copywriter at an advertising agency. She previously worked as a children's textbook writer and editor for a major publisher. Melissa has deep connections to Puerto Rico, including her beloved abuelo, Trinidad Rivera, who has been living on the island for nearly 96 years.