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Global Immigration
Religion, Immigration, and Belonging
Very few of us can now claim to have just one national or ethnic identity. Increasingly, we share some parts of our identity with people who live elsewhere. Globalization has also changed our perception of who is like us and who is different. In this section we will explore how people’s sense of belonging and identity are changing.
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Resources for Teaching About Current Events in the Classroom
View all our resources for teaching middle and high students about current events. Throughout the school year we publish new Explainers, Teaching Ideas, and other tools such as handouts and On-Demand webinars.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Richard Weissbourd
Richard Weissbourd is a lecturer in education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His work focuses on vulnerability and resilience in childhood, the achievement gap, moral development, and effective schools and services for children.
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Global Immigration
Teaching Enrique's Journey
Use this six-week unit to explore the powerful story of a teenage boy from Honduras who migrates to the United States to reunite with his mother.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Thabiti Brown
Thabiti Brown is the principal at Codman Academy, a charter public school in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Codman Academy's mission is to prepare students for full participation in the intellectual, economic and civic life of society, by ensuring their preparation for and access to
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Race in US History
Justice & Human Rights
The Basic Thing We Must Do Is to Stop Generalizing about People
Learn more about how Eleanor Roosevelt developed and shared her position on basic human rights.
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Bullying & Ostracism
The Bully Project
The film is just the beginning. The filmmakers have launched a social action campaign called The Bully Project, designed to highlight solutions that both address immediate needs and lead to systemic change.
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Bullying & Ostracism
Watch
Like the phenomenon of bullying itself, BULLY is direct and hard-hitting. Careful preparation is vital. The necessity of adults previewing the full film before using it with young people cannot be overemphasized.
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Bullying & Ostracism
What are the best strategies to combat bullying?
The following four video clips discuss some strategies for combatting bullying.
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Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.