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This classroom activity asks teachers to analyze and critique messages about gender that they get from various media. Students will focus on toys and toy advertisements, challenging themselves to think past what advertisements tell them about their gender identity. For elementary students, from Teaching Tolerance.
Edutopia organized this playlist of short videos to remind us about the power of empathy, kindness, and human connections.
One teacher's thoughts on helping students feel welcome, supported and prepared for success in his classroom.
Strategies for teachers to prepare their students to have powerful discussions. By Julie Landsman for Educational Leadership, an ASCD publication.
Identity charts are a graphic tool that can help students consider the many factors that shape who we are as individuals and as communities. Identity charts can be used to deepen students’ understanding of themselves, groups, nations, and historical and literary figures. Created by Facing History.
This one page tool provides a set of questions to determine the cultural relevance of a given unit, learning task, or project. This tool was presented at the 2017 Blended and Personalized Learning Conference by LeeAndra Khan from Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, IL during her session Infusing Equity and Cultural Relevance in our Learning Environments.
In this "Me and We" activity, students will have the opportunity to explore their similarities and differences with peers. For elementary students. By Teaching Tolerance.
100 race conscious examples of how to respond to young children's questions and comments on race. Shared by the Raising Race Conscious Children website.
Some strategies for what to do when discussions on race and equity issues stall. By Vernita Mayfield for Educational Leadership, an ASCD publication.
This list of curated books will help teachers introduce topics of racism, civil rights, and diversity, especially to younger students. The list is categorized by grade level and created by The National Network of State Teachers of the Year.
A blog post about cultivating empathy in our students. By Facing History.
This document shares an overview of the WeTeachNYC collection of strategies to help students feel comfortable asking questions, collaborating and taking academic risks in your classroom.
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This document shares an overview of the WeTeachNYC collection of strategies to help students feel comfortable asking questions, collaborating and taking academic risks in your classroom.
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