November 3, 2020

Let’s Talk! Navigating a Polarized Classroom

Leading students in conversation about topics like racism, ableism, homophobia or Islamophobia isn’t easy. In recent weeks, increased polarization and political intimidation have made educators understandably wary. But now more than ever, anti-racist, social justice educators must commit to helping students better understand one another and the challenges we face together. Download Let's Talk! for guidance on navigating a polarized classroom and facilitating critical conversations with students.

Responding to Trauma in Your Classroom // Teaching Tolerance Staff

How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism // Teaching Tolerance Staff

The Black Lives Matter Movement Goes Beyond Black and White // Sarah Said
Webinar: The Value of Educator Self-care
Our webinar on educator self-care explains the science and psychology of self-care, including how educator self-care affects students. Watch the webinar on demand to learn a variety of practices and identify those that work best for you. Learn about the steps you can take to ensure you’re ready to show up every day for your school community.

What Will You Do on Wednesday?

No matter what election results we wake up to tomorrow, students will need a supportive learning environment and commitment to shared values. Here’s how educators can proactively prepare for whatever reality they face on Wednesday morning.

Practice Self-care as an Act of Resistance and Social Justice

Practicing self-care is critical for all educators. But for BIPOC educators, self-care can be a first step toward self-sustaining, anti-racist practices in schools. In this article, Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member Jamilah Pitts writes that for Black women educators and other educators of color, self-care and preservation are acts of resistance.

One World Poster: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The quote on this poster is drawn from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” Written as a response to local clergy’s “call for unity” during protests, the letter’s defense of nonviolent resistance and its insistence on justice for all have made it a foundational text of both the civil rights movement and history classrooms.

Check Out What We’re Reading

“The white-male supremacist narrative about U.S. history is beginning to be turned on its head, and anti-racist history teachers are confronted with rising to the challenge. How do we help students make sense of this period?” — The Atlantic

“Rather than the story of the queer South being one of LGBTQ people fleeing for the coasts to find acceptance and community, they are unearthing how LGBTQ Southerners thrived in their hometowns.” — LGBTQ Nation

“ Youth organizers involved in the Movement for Black Lives have played a key role in ongoing protests against the police killings of Black people and other people of color, which The New York Times suggests may be the largest social movement in U.S. history.” — Truthout
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