January 26, 2021

Addressing Trauma and Loss Due to Coronavirus

As we mourn the deaths of educators due to coronavirus here in Montgomery, Alabama, we are also lifting up school communities throughout the country who are dealing with losses of their own. These resources can help you recognize and address this trauma with your students and yourself.

The Weaponization of Whiteness in Schools // Coshandra Dillard

And the Winners Are… // Anya Malley

School as Sanctuary // Cory Collins
Teach Amanda Gorman’s 2021 Inauguration Poem
At last week’s presidential inauguration, National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman read her poem “The Hill We Climb.” Our new “Teach This” article helps you introduce and contextualize the poem for students. Try the discussion questions and partner texts to talk with students about creative work as a commentary on democracy.

Advocate for Black Students’ Mental Health

Amid the ongoing pandemic and continuous police violence against Black lives and after the Capitol attacks, educators and school leaders must ask themselves how they’re supporting every child in their care. Read TT Senior Writer Coshandra Dillard’s “Black Minds Matter” to learn more about interrupting school practices that disregard the mental health of Black youth.

New Podcast Episode: Teaching Freedom Summer  

Teaching civil rights history to K-5 learners can create both opportunities and challenges. To help young students better understand the movement, you can incorporate lessons on events like the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. Listen to our new Teaching Hard History podcast episode for strategies on teaching the Black freedom struggle.

An Anti-racist Conversation With Tiffany Jewell

For our Fall 2020 issue, Teaching Tolerance Managing Editor Monita K. Bell talked with Tiffany Jewell. The author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Jewell says it’s young people who have the vision to imagine—and create—a world without racism. Adults just need to get on board. Read Jewell’s advice, including her words for those worried that doing anti-racist work in schools is too difficult.

Check Out What We’re Reading

“We’ve got to teach a more inclusive education that shows the contribution of all people, and the role of citizens in maintaining democracy. We have to work for it.” — The Hechinger Report

“Boarding schools across the country made it difficult for tribes to preserve their cultures, practices and languages.” — Indian Country Today

“When the pandemic forced schools and doctors' offices closed last spring, it also cut children off from the trained teachers and therapists who understand their needs.” — NPR
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