Showing posts with label Diversity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diversity. Show all posts

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Teaching Tolerance: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

From: Teaching Tolerance TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org
Subject: Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Sonia Nieto reflects on the nomination of the first Latina to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Our new lesson plan on Hernandez v. Texas explores the court case that set the stage for the Latino Civil Rights Movement.

Also on Tolerance.org

In Teaching Tolerance Magazine
Children with disabilities lead active, funny, adventurous lives. These books show them as they are.Why "I don't see color" is not the right answer.

Mix It Up at Lunch Day: Nov. 10, 2009
Don't let cliques and social divisions define your class for the rest of the school year. Get our FREE Mix It Up Organizer's Guide and register now to get your school on the Mix It Up map.

Too Young for Tolerance?
It's never too early to start teaching children how to get along. Check out our FREE kit Starting Small for Pre-K and early grades teachers.

Teaching Tolerance
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Obama and McCain submit essays to Teaching Tolerance magazine

Presidential Candidates Call on Youth for Community Action

The latest issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine features essays by Barack Obama and John McCain about how the next generation can get involved in the political process and grow more civic-minded to make America better.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Facing History Event: "Divided We Fall"

From: Jack Weinstein [mailto:Jack_Weinstein@facing.org]

Greetings-- Please share!

I encourage you to attend the event described in the attachment below-- and equally important, I ask you to please encourage colleagues, students, and others to do so. If you are a teacher, you might consider offering some level of enticement to students who would attend and report back to your class about the film and discussion....many thanks.

Jack Weinstein

Yours to use and pass on:

RSVP's are much appreciated-- but there will be space for as many as attend.

Jack Weinstein
Director, Facing History and Ourselves
SF Bay Area
510-786-2500, ext. 223

website: www.facinghistory.org

24301 Southland Dr. Suite 318
Hayward, CA 94545


Divided We Fall event flyer.doc

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