Welcome to the Teaching Tolerance blog, a place where educators who care about diversity, equity and justice can find news, suggestions, conversation and support.
What We're Reading This Week: October 23
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
It’s Almost Here!
Mix It Up at Lunch Day is on Tuesday, October 27! Here are some things for organizers to think about between now and then.
Building Empathy With ‘Miss Peregrine’s’
This after-school educator developed a creative set of discussion questions and prompts to help students talk about empathy. Her tools? A young adult novel, the Teaching Tolerance Anti-bias Framework and Perspectives for a Diverse America.
Involving Students in School Improvement
How can educators enfranchise student voices for school improvement? A free toolkit—Speak Out, Listen Up!—offers some try-tomorrow strategies.
Teaching Students About Historical Significance
How can educators push their students to think past a static understanding of history in developmentally appropriate ways? This teacher offers some insights from his classroom.
The Next Comics Revolution
A real-life superhero shares his thoughts on the need for diversity in comics.
Are Your Students Prisoners?
How educators talk about school climate can play an important role in how students feel about school.
What We're Reading This Week: October 16
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.