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Ballot Initiatives Expand Voting Rights

High School

Students use primary and secondary sources to learn about ballot initiatives and how they were used to expand voting rights in the 2018 midterm elections.

Anti-Bias Education

Voting Rights

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Deadly Shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue

High School

In the wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue deadly shooting, students explore the rise of anti-Semitic incidents nationwide, how the escalation of hate operates and how allyship can make a difference.

Anti-Bias Education

Anti-Semitism Globally

Anti-Semitism in the US

Extremism, Terrorism & Bigotry

Religious Freedom

Tree of Life Synagogue Exterior Tree Wall

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Believe in Something: Nike, Kaepernick and Social Change

Middle School,

High School

Students learn about Nike's decision to feature N.F.L. player Colin Kaepernick in ad and explore and express what they strongly believe in through creative writing.

Anti-Bias Education

Race & Racial Justice

Colin Kaepernick Believe in Something Ad Tweet

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The Gender Allowance Gap

Elementary School

Could there really be a “gender gap” between what boys and girls earn for allowance? Elementary students learn about and explore the reasons for the gap and express their thoughts through persuasive writing.

Anti-Bias Education

Women’s Equity

Boy and Girl Calculating Money to Put in their Piggy Bank

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Using Art to Explore Injustice and Social Justice

High School

High school students use art that critique injustice to help them understand past and current day white supremacist groups and how art can be used to inspire and communicate social justice.

Anti-Bias Education

Race & Racial Justice

Students Browse through US Holocaust Museum

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Why Are Families Being Separated and Detained at the Border?

High School

Family separations and detentions are happening at the U.S. border. This lesson plan helps students understand the issue, learn about asylum and consider their own opinions.

Anti-Bias Education

Immigrant & Refugee Rights

Lesson Plan

Everyday Bias

High School

What is implicit and explicit bias? Students learn about these terms as they reflect on examples of everyday bias in the news and situations in which they have experienced or encountered everyday type of bias.

Anti-Bias Education

Race & Racial Justice

Pleasant Muslim Woman Being Talked About

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What "Draw-A-Scientist" Reveals about Gender Stereotypes

Elementary School

Research indicates scientist were almost all men in children's drawings. Teach elementary students how to challenge these gender norms and stereotypes.

Anti-Bias Education

Children Observing Saturn and the Cassini-Huygens Mission

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Census Question Controversy

Middle School,

High School

The Justice Department's request to add citizenship question to the 2020 Census causes a great deal of controversy. In this lesson, students gain insight about the U.S. Census and the controversy by developing a potential School Census.

Anti-Bias Education

Lesson Plan

Who are the Rohingya People in Myanmar?

High School

Students have an opportunity to learn about and develop empathy for the plight of the Rohingya people in Myanmar and explore what can be done about the crisis, which is being called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing."

Anti-Bias Education

Religious Freedom

Photo of Displaced Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

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Moving Beyond Gender Barriers in Our Lives

Elementary School,

Middle School,

High School

In this multi-grade unit, students explore gender stereotypical beliefs, assumptions about job roles, gender segregation and pay inequality in the workplace.

Anti-Bias Education

Women’s Equity

Lesson Plan

Wedding Cake, Same-Sex Marriage and Discrimination

High School

High school students learn about the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission and its related Constitutional principles, and reflect on their own opinions and the views of others through opinion op-eds and essay writing.

Anti-Bias Education

LGBTQ Rights

Religious Freedom

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