August 18, 2020

Sign Up to Get Our New Resources for Teaching About Voting!

Next week, we’re launching the second phase of our Future Voters Project. Join the project, and each week we’ll send you updates. We’ll recommend lessons, resources and strategies for teaching the history of voting rights and voter suppression. And we’ll share ideas for avoiding partisanship and discussing 2020 election news with students. Sign up here.

Responding to Hate and Bias in the West // Coshandra Dillard 

What White Colleagues Need to Understand // Clarice Brazas and Charlie McGeehan

How Culturally Responsive Lessons Teach Critical Thinking // Clint Smith
Trauma Responsive Education: Supporting Students and Yourself
Webinar: Trauma-responsive Education
Join us next week for a webinar that will help you gain a common understanding of trauma and how it affects both learning and relationships at school—for students and educators alike. We’ll examine ways to recognize trauma in students and address it, both virtually and in person. You’ll also learn about tools to build strong relationships and address trauma in your school. Register here!

Teach in the Deep South? Apply for This Grant

We’re funding school-based voter registration in states with long histories of voter suppression through our Future Voters Grants. Educators in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi can apply for up to $2,000 to host a voter registration drive. Funds can be used for printing, mailing and other supplies for safe, inclusive registration drives. Apply by September 15.

Our Searchable Library Has Hundreds of Student Texts

If you’re looking for texts that add critical voices or perspectives to your lessons, our searchable Student Text Library has nearly 600 options. The texts are arranged by grade level and subject and cover history, civil rights and social justice topics. Create a free account, and you can use our Learning Plan Builder to create a plan using our texts and other resources, save it and share with the TT community.

Fund Your Classroom Project With a Grant From TT!

Are you planning projects for this school year? Apply for a Teaching Tolerance Educator Grant! Our Educator Grants support projects that are designed to bring anti-bias principles and practices to classrooms, schools and districts. Grants range from $500 to $5,000 and can be used to support projects adapted for virtual learning. Applications are selected on a rolling basis. Apply today!

Check Out What We’re Reading

“I'm going to be the one who’s going to have to go to class every day... And I'm not sure if I can do that, but nobody's asking me how I feel.” — KQED

“What started out as an idea over tea to hold a two-day meeting to discuss women’s rights turned into a convention attended by hundreds in Seneca Falls, New York. In total, 300 attended the convention and 68 women and 32 men signed a “Declaration of Sentiments,” making the first formal demand in the U.S. for women to have the right to vote.” — Teen Vogue

“[The students] are asking for the inclusion of more Black history in curriculums, a more thorough teaching of events such as the Civil War and a more diverse range of authors in English syllabi. Their demands extend beyond the classroom: Many are also calling for the removal of armed police in school hallways, the hiring of more Black and Hispanic teachers and for anti-racist trainings for students and staff.” — The Washington Post
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