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What Bullying Is and Is Not (en Español)

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Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current EventsBullying is a phrase we hear regularly and often: in the media, on TV shows and movies, in schools and in conversations among both adults and children. Parents, students and schools are rightfully worried about bullying. It is a problem and cause for concern but may not be as widespread as many think because the term “bullying” is often used as an umbrella to describe all kinds of mean behavior—from a rude comment to a…

מאי 09, 2017

Race, Perception and Implicit Bias

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Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current Events For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers | 12 and upTopic Summary Two studies published by the American Psychological Association (APA) about perceptions and race led to these headlines: “We Think Black Men are Bigger than White Men (Even When they're Not)” and “Black Boys Are Perceived as Older and Less Innocent than Their White Peers.” The 2014 study, “Black Boys Viewed As Older, Less…

אפריל 21, 2017

Listen to the Voices of Immigrant and Muslim Youth

Article

April 04, 2017 The past two years have been challenging for certain groups of people, especially those targeted during the 2016 presidential election campaign with taunts, verbal attacks, name-calling and threats. Now that the election is over, those threats have resulted in proposed policy, legislation and executive orders affecting those very same people. This has left many—especially immigrants and Muslim people—feeling fearful, on edge, marginalized and worried about their…

אפריל 04, 2017

Hate Symbols (en Español)

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Table Talk: Family Conversations About Current Events For Parents, Families, and Caregivers | 13 and upTopic Summary We see symbols every day in all aspects of our lives. Symbols are used to convey ideas, qualities, emotions, material objects/products, opinions and beliefs. Unfortunately, symbols are also used to convey hate and bias. Lately, we have seen a lot of hate symbol graffiti in public spaces and specifically the swastika, which in most circumstances is understood as an…

מרץ 13, 2017

Swastikas and Other Hate Symbols

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GRADE LEVEL: High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Writing, Language We see symbols every day in all aspects of our lives. Symbols are used to convey ideas, qualities, emotions, material objects/products, opinions and beliefs. Unfortunately, symbols are also used to convey hate and bias. Lately, we have seen a lot of hate symbol graffiti in public spaces and specifically the swastika, which in most circumstances is understood as an expression of antisemitism. There has reportedly…

מרץ 09, 2017

Use of School Facilities By Outside Religious Organizations

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For Educators During school hours, outside religious organizations and clubs must not meet at public schools. After school hours, such groups may meet at a public school only if the school permits other outside clubs and organizations to meet at the same time, under the same terms and conditions, and does not endorse the club or organization's religious activity.1 2 SPECIFIC ISSUES & QUESTIONS May religious clubs meet in public schools? During school hours: An outside religious…

מרץ 05, 2017

Religion in the Curriculum

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For Educators Public schools may not teach religion, although teaching about religion in a secular context is permitted.1 The Bible may be taught in a school, but only for its historical, cultural or literary value and never in a devotional, celebratory or doctrinal manner, or in such a way that encourages acceptance of the Bible as a religious document.2 SPECIFIC ISSUES & QUESTIONS What distinguishes "teaching religion" from "teaching about religion"? Religion may be presented…

מרץ 03, 2017

Making the Holocaust Relevant through Visual History Testimony

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Building Respectful School Climates: Empowering Students to Combat Bullying For Educators Examine how the medium of visual history testimony plays an important role in Holocaust education through an exploration of video clips from Echoes and Reflections and IWitness. Deborah Batiste, ADL and Brandon Haas, USC Shoah Foundation

מרץ 02, 2017

Empowering Students to Combat Bullying

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Free Webinars from the Leaders in Anti-Bias and Holocaust Education For Educators Speakers: Hollande Levinson, ADL and Stan Davis, Author of Empowering Bystanders in Bullying Prevention Help your students understand that there are powerful ways to be an ally that don’t involve confrontation. Learn how bystanders can become allies.

מרץ 02, 2017

Fulfilling the Promise of Brown: School Discipline, Education Equity and the Achievement Gap

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Free Webinars from the Leaders in Anti-Bias and Holocaust Education For Educators Speakers: Lauren Jones and Eva-Vega Olds, ADL Is your school disciplinary system equitable? Review the legal aspects of Federal guidance on school discipline and learn how to implement educational best practices for addressing bias related issues in schools.

מרץ 02, 2017

Using Current Events to Teach about Bias, Diversity and Social Justice

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Free Webinars from the Leaders in Anti-Bias and Holocaust Education For Educators Speakers: Jinnie Spiegler and Beth Yohe, ADL Increase your ability to use current events and controversial issues as a way to teach about bias, diversity and social justice while still addressing learning standards.

מרץ 02, 2017

Antisemitic Incidents: Being an Ally, Advocate and Activist

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GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School COMMON CORE STANDARDS: Reading, Speaking and Listening, Language The surge of antisemitic incidents in the United States is alarming to many. Several reported incidents include graffiti using swastikas, bomb threats, vandalism and shootings, targeting Jewish Community Centers (JCC) and institutions across the country. At the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery, a historic century-old Jewish cemetery in University City, a suburb of St…

פברואר 27, 2017

How Do We Support and Protect Transgender Youth?

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February 27, 2017 Last week, the Trump administration rescinded guidance from a “Dear Colleague” letter that the Obama administration sent to school districts in 2016. The letter, from the Justice and Education Departments, made it clear that they were interpreting Title IX nondiscrimination laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, to include transgender students. The letter stated that every K-12 school district, state education association and high school…

פברואר 27, 2017

Interview with Rosalind Wiseman, Bullying Prevention Specialist

Podcast

For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Rosalind Wiseman talks about raising teenagers in a complex world, the role of social media and gaming, what teachers can do to engage students and how her own parenting informs her work. Rosalind Wiseman is a teacher, thought leader, author and media spokesperson on bullying prevention, ethical leadership, the use of social media and media literacy. She is the author of several books including Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter…

פברואר 01, 2017

Interview with Cece Bell, Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Podcast

For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers In this podcast, Cece Bell talks about what inspired her to write El Deafo, the response she has received about the book from children and adults and why friendship is so central to her books. Read the transcript of the podcast. Cece Bell is a children's book author and illustrator. El Deafo, her first graphic novel, is a slightly fictionalized memoir about her childhood, her hearing loss, her first crush and her quest for a true…

פברואר 01, 2017

The Varied Role of the School Counselor

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Teachers' Lounge: Essays on Anti-Bias Education in Practice, January 2017 For Educators By Rachel Lefton Pierce If you ask any student in our building what kind of school we are, you will get the same answer. "We are a No Place for Hate® School." This one simple statement speaks to our expectations for our students. From the moment a student walks through our doors, we help lay the foundation for how we will treat each other: with respect and the understanding that we are all members…

פברואר 01, 2017

Interview with Duncan Tonatiuh, Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Podcast

For Educators In this podcast, Duncan Tonatiuh talks about meeting Sylvia Mendez and how that inspired him to write Separate Is Never Equal, his love of art and writing and how his dual citizenship identity shapes what he writes. Duncan Tonatiuh is an award winning children's book author and illustrator. He was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Miguel de Allende. He graduated from Parsons New School for Design and Eugene Lang College in NYC. Duncan has…

ינואר 31, 2017

Interview with Ami Polonsky, Children's Book Author

Podcast

For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers In this podcast, Ami Polonsky talks about why she wrote the book, how parents and teachers can discuss gender and transgender identity with young people and the importance of being an ally. Ami Polonsky is a children’s book author and teacher. Published in 2014, Gracefully Grayson, a middle grade book, is her debut. Formerly a Chicago Public Schools teacher, Ami spent nine years out of the classroom to…

ינואר 31, 2017

Interview with Trudy Ludwig, Children's Book Author

Podcast

For Educators In this podcast, Trudy Ludwig talks about Confessions of a Former Bully and why she writes books focused on social aggression and bullying. Trudy Ludwig is an award-winning author who specializes in writing children's books that explore the colorful and sometimes confusing world of children's social interactions. She has a special focus on addressing relational aggression--the use of relationships to manipulate and hurt others. Trudy wrote her first…

ינואר 31, 2017

The December Dilemma: Teaching About Religious Holidays

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For Educators Every December, public school students, parents, teachers and administrators face the difficult task of acknowledging the various religious and secular holiday traditions celebrated during that time of year. Teachers, administrators and parents should try to promote greater understanding and tolerance among students of different traditions by taking care to adhere to the requirements of the First Amendment. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion to all Americans …

ינואר 27, 2017