March 17, 2020

A Healthy Reminder to Educators During School Closures

In this article, Maribel Valdez Gonzalez, an instructional coach experiencing long-term school closures in Washington state shares some encouraging words for fellow educators who are grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, the well-being of their students and their own emotions.

The Mind Online Podcast // Hosted by Monita K. Bell 

What We’re Watching // Teaching Tolerance Staff

Queer America Podcast // Hosted by Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio
Speaking Up Against Racism Around the New Coronavirus
The spread of the new coronavirus has become racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues. Educators must continuously disrupt and address issues of hate and bias, which often find their way into schools. 

Digital Literacy in a Time of Crisis and Confusion

As digital literacy becomes paramount to understanding the coronavirus—and as many educators, students and families adjust to online learning—our K-12 lessons on evaluating online sources can help students stay informed and engaged in their own research. Explore our digital literacy resources to learn more.

“Do Something” Student Tasks for Distance Learning

If you’re looking for ways to support families in facilitating student learning, Teaching Tolerance’s “Do Something” student tasks are a good place to start. Our Oral History Project, Buddy Share and Identity Artifacts Museum, like many of our “Do Something” tasks, are easily adapted for distance learning.

Best Practices for Family and Community Engagement

As schools close and classrooms empty, it’s more important than ever to keep in contact with the families of the students you serve. Check out TT’s family and community engagement resources to dive into best practices for building and maintaining these relationships.

Check Out What We’re Reading

“Lucas was a nationally known disability rights attorney and a mother of four children, each of whom are adopted and living with disabilities. … Carrie Ann Lucas should be remembered and honored because of all the activism and changes she achieved despite societal and systematic discrimination that attempted to impede her every step of the way.” — Forbes

“Today across the globe, anti-Asian—and disproportionately anti-Chinese—racism and xenophobia are spreading rampantly across our classrooms. … As an Asian American, I know this behavior is not occurring in a vacuum.” — The Hechinger Report

“For black women and other women of color, race and gender are inseparable, and black feminists resist all movements that ignore this reality. From women’s suffrage to the Women’s March of 2017, they have been unwilling to compromise on the assertion that a feminism which does not incorporate different experiences of womanhood cannot achieve full liberation.” — National Museum of African American History & Culture

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