September 22, 2020

Survey: How Is Your District Supporting You?

As we all settle into an unprecedented school year, we here at Teaching Tolerance want to make sure we’re providing the best possible resources for educators grappling with the unique needs of this moment. Please take this survey and let us know how your school district is supporting you, your students and their families and caregivers. We’ll use your feedback to determine which resources we can develop to best support our community over the coming year.

And the Winners Are... // Anya Malley 

Uplifting the Student Vote // Jey Ehrenhalt

We Still Haven’t Learned From This // Cory Collins
Today Is National Voter Registration Day!
The 2020 election is six weeks away, and time is winding down for future voters to get registered! Whether you’re working remotely or in-person, these resources can help you teach students of any age about voting and civic engagement. You’ll find easy advice on helping students register, along with recommendations and resources for teaching about voting rights and voter suppression.

Sounds Like Hate Podcast: Confronting Racism at School

Sounds Like Hate—a new podcast from our colleagues in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project—is about the dangers and peril of everyday people who engage in extremism and the ways to disengage them from a life of hatred. The podcast dedicates two episodes to exploring how one Vermont high school is grappling with questions about flying a Black Lives Matter flag and removing a mascot some say bears a disturbing resemblance to a hooded Klansman. Find more information and listen here.

Want to Share Your Story? Tell Us Why You Teach

In each issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine, we feature an outstanding educator who explains in their own words what brought them into the classroom—and what brings them back each day. If you have a story to share, please send us a 600-word submission explaining what leads you to serve your students every day. Read about the work of Bria Wright, who we featured in our Fall issue, here.

Sign Up for Our Course on Supporting Student Activism

We’re currently piloting our Youth in Front self-paced professional development course, and we hope you’ll sign up and share your valuable feedback. In the course, you’ll learn how to promote and support student-led civic engagement. You’ll receive tools and frameworks and a historical look at student-led activism from a multitude of perspectives and contexts. This course provides actionable strategies and valuable resources for supporting student activism. Sign up for Youth in Front today!

Check Out What We’re Reading

“It’s hard to check him. I’m trying to do my job and, you know, bounce back and forth, but I’m only one person.” — NPR

“By the end of the school year, she was working nearly full time, participating in Zoom classes on her computer in between ringing up customers and submitting homework while anxiously asking patrons to wear masks.” — HuffPost

“The issue that I have with it is, I don’t think my existence and my identity is a political issue.” —BuzzFeed News
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