January 12, 2021

Teach MLK in Connection With the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

The same day a Black man and a Jewish man were voted into the U.S. Senate, a mob toting Confederate and Nazi flags attacked the U.S. Capitol. As you teach about Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of his birthday observation, acknowledge the link between the racism he resisted and the violence we witnessed at the Capitol. These resources will help foster related discussions within the context of U.S. history.

When Bad Things Are Happening // Teaching Tolerance Staff

The Courage to Teach Hard History // Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Only a Lynching Is a Lynching // Coshandra Dillard
How Educators Can Lead Conversations After Crisis
We’ll all likely return to last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and related events in the days and months to come. We hope you’ll continue to make space in your classes for discussing what happened—and what students need. Here are recommendations from our advisory board for how they’d begin these conversations.

Learning the Landscape of Digital Literacy

Disinformation and misinformation pose direct threats to a diverse democracy. It’s critical that students learn to identify and navigate these challenges in an ever-evolving digital landscape. This publication and our accompanying digital literacy framework, videos and other resources offer recommendations for helping your students develop digital and civic literacy skills.

The Importance of Talking About Whiteness

We cannot talk about racism without talking about whiteness. The consequences of white rage in D.C. illustrate the importance of disrupting a “fundamental disconnect between the racial self-perceptions of many white people and the realities of racism.” Here’s why and how educators should talk about it.

Apply to Join The New York Times Teaching Project

The New York Times Teaching Project brings together a select group of middle and high school educators to collaborate and develop rich new curriculum projects that use The New York Times resources in imaginative ways. The program is open to middle and high school teachers and librarians in the United States. Apply here by February 2.

Check Out What We’re Reading

“Moments of changing social and political power in U.S. history have led to clashes—often armed—between white supremacists and interracial alliances over voting rights.” — The Conversation

“Teachers: I wish the world would recognize how much pressure is on your shoulders. Young people are asking and thinking about these critical questions while teachers are also trying to teach math. It’s a lot, but the space you open for students can be transformative.” — Chalkbeat

“The myths America tells itself sometimes don’t make it across the oceans and seas that separate it from the rest of the world that it considers itself an exception to.” — National Geographic
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