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What’s Your Plan for Managing Difference? 17 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
Need tips for managing the dynamics of a multicultural, multiracial class? Here are four ideas to help you put a plan in place.
Connect with Each Student’s Humanity 16 May 2013 | 10:34 pm
When dealing with a student whose behavior is a challenge, first ask yourself if you have a relationship with the student. When you build a relationship, you’ll notice a huge difference in behavior.
The Debut of Summer 'Teaching Tolerance' 15 May 2013 | 06:59 pm
The summer digital issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine is live now. Subscribe to download to your iPad or read online.
Honoring Religious Diversity 15 May 2013 | 01:43 am
Conversations about religious diversity can happen in the classroom. Start by making a safe space where folks can tell their stories and share their religious identities.
Microaggressions Have No Place in School 10 May 2013 | 09:07 pm
When a student directed an LGBT slur at a classmate, this teacher missed the teachable moment. He won’t let that happen again.
Step Outside the Teacher Box 9 May 2013 | 06:30 pm
Sometimes teachers have to think outside the box to reach students. This educator found his work requires great expansion.
Reflections on an Invitation to Smudge 8 May 2013 | 11:41 pm
Understanding a student’s culture and religion requires reflection and a willingness to meet in the middle. That’s culturally responsive teaching.
Scrutinize the ‘Truth’ at Every Turn 8 May 2013 | 01:17 am
In this class, privileged students are looking at history in their local community and assessing the truth about “us” and “them.”
New Series Focuses on Contemporary Immigration 7 May 2013 | 01:56 am
A new lessons series will help educators bring contemporary immigration into the classroom without the burdensome political issues.
Never Laugh About the Holocaust 2 May 2013 | 09:24 pm
Every conversation, commercial or website is a potential teaching tool, even an offensive Joan Rivers “joke.”
