Tangible items can be reminders of the value of people’s unique stories, of building relationships with students and colleagues, and of our mission as educators to teach acceptance and respect.
Angela is the librarian for the secondary campuses of Hutto Independent School District. She has been a librarian for 24 years at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. Hartman is a member of the Holocaust Education Network of the Olga Lengyel Institute and has extensive training in Holocaust education. She plans and coordinates campus, district and community-wide programs that focus on civil rights, social justice and Holocaust education. Hartman is also a member of the Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board.
In the last webinar of our series on school climate, NEA and Learning for Justice will offer strategies for responding to biased remarks in a timely manner and helping students to do the same.
In this first of three school-climate webinars with NEA and Learning for Justice, you will reflect on your school's climate, identify existing policies and procedures for responding to incidents of hate and bias, and learn how to draft an action plan.
Today, the White House and Justice Department potentially closed a door on some of the United States’ most vital and courageous individuals. As educators, this is not an issue we can ignore.
Can your students tell the difference between real news and “fake” news? Do they have the tools to speak up when they witness offensive speech online? Learning for Justice is proud to introduce our newest collection of K–12 lessons to help students learn to be responsible digital citizens.
Debra Ginsberg is a professional freelance writer and editor, book reviewer, workshop leader and contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered. She is the author of the award-winning and bestselling memoirs: Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress; Raising Blaze: A Mother and Son’s Long, Strange Journey Into Autism; and About My Sisters. She is also the author of the novels Blind Submission, The Grift (a New York Times Notable and SCIBA Mystery Award winner), The Neighbors Are Watching and What the Heart Remembers (a SCIBA Mystery Award winner). You can reach Ginsberg via her website.