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Teach the First Amendment | 1 for All Help Tomorrow’s Citizens Find Their Voice. Teach the First Amendment. The most basic liberties guaranteed to Americans — embodied in the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — assure Americans a government that is responsible to its citizens and responsive to their wishes. These 45 words are as alive and important today as they were more than 200 years ago. These liberties are neither liberal nor conservative, Democratic nor Republican — they are the basis for our representative democratic form of government. We know from studies beginning in 1997 by the nonpartisan First Amendment Center, and from studies commissioned by the Knight Foundation and others, that few adult Americans or high school students can name the individual five freedoms that make up the First Amendment. Amy Trenkle teaches 8th grade U.S. history at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, D.C. New Lesson Plan View Classroom Guide Elementary & Middle School What’s It All About? View Lesson Plan U.S.
Stacie Gomm / Netiquette, Ethics, and Privacy We are going to discuss three areas. You will create a new word document and copy and paste the questions in the word document. As you discover the answers to the questions through exploring the web pages, you will enter your answers in the word document. (The questions are found below the explanation part of this page.) Netiquette Read through what Netiquette is by going to Take the quiz Open a word document and put your name and class period at the top of the document. Ethics Spend a few minutes learning about computer ethics by going to This site was created by students for students and describes computer ethics quite well. Read the sections on Copyright, especially 2.3. There is a worksheet that goes along with this web page. Privacy We will do a class activity on Privacy. Below is an attached PDF file labeled Privacy Reading. Google one of your parents names.
National Student Mock Election « National Student Mock Election Online Hate and Free Speech Hate in a Free Speech Environment Many argue that the best response to hate speech is not criminalization, but more speech. A classic example of this took place during the 1990s when Canadian Ken McVay, founder of the anti-hate Nizkor Project, spent over a decade attempting to engage hate activist and Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel in an online discussion. Despite McVay’s appeal for the need for public debate, the free speech environment that characterized discussion forums in the late 1980s and early 1990s made many Internet service providers (ISPs) uncomfortable. To avoid this issue altogether, as well as limit interaction with those who might challenge their world view, some hate groups have rejected social media in favour of less interactive environments, such as informative websites which do not allow for critical debate. Another challenge relates to acts of hate in online environments hosted by minority groups. Free Speech: A Worldview [1] Kornblum, J. (1997).
C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers Tell a different story about Santa this holiday season It is that time of year again: People are dusting off their holiday decorations in order to make their homes and public spaces festive. It is also the time when certain stories and songs are being repeated. Television holiday shows such as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” are almost iconic, with audiences watching them year after year. Children too are retold the same classic stories like “The Night Before Christmas,” Dr. For many of us, these stories and songs have come to define the spirit of the holidays. The single story In 2009, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie gave a talk on the danger of a “single story.” Adichie recalled that when she came to the U.S. to study, her roommate remarked that Adichie spoke very good English, and asked if she would play some “tribal music.” The problem was Adichie’s roommate had a “single story of Africa” – one in which she understood Adichie as coming from a place of “catastrophe.” Risks of single narratives Adichie’s story is not uncommon.
Congress.gov | Library of Congress Videos Of Allegory of the Cave | Theory Of Knowledge Theory Of Knowledge Powered by WordPress | Hosted by Edublogs | Protected by CloudFlare Skip to toolbar Congress for Kids - Interactive, Fun-filled Experiences About the Federal Government What Do I Say to Students About Immigration Orders? | Teaching Tolerance - Diversity, Equity and Justice @Tolerance_org The [M]uslim students seem scared and quiet. One says family may flee country. These are six year olds.—A first-grade teacher’s tweet to Teaching Tolerance, January 30, 2017 We are 50% ELL (language learners – mostly refugee populations). Just as during the presidential campaign, current events are hitting home with many students, and teachers have to be ready to talk about these topics. Schools with immigrant, undocumented and refugee students are likely to see heightened anxieties and fears among students due to two executive orders: 1) a directive to start immediate construction on a border wall with Mexico and 2) a 90-day ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, and a 120-day suspension on refugee admissions into the United States (indefinitely for Syrian refugees). What do I say to students? Your voice—and other students’ voices—matter. I’m here for you. Here are the facts. Encourage courage. Youth United!
Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom Julia Thompson, a practicing teacher for more than 35 years, considers what it means to have a culturally responsive classroom and the steps necessary to create one. Adapted from the 3rd edition of her book The First-Year Teacher’s Survival Guide. by Julia G. In the early years of the 21st century, we are constantly and unconsciously bombarded with messages from the various societies that surround us. One of the most enduring strengths of the public school system in America is the variety of cultures that meet peacefully in thousands of classrooms each day. Although some people try to define culture in ethnic or racial terms, a broader definition is more accurate. Here are some general guidelines you can use to incorporate the many cultures in your classroom into a successful and unified group: Check your attitudes & set the tone Be aware that your own attitudes are influenced by your own culture. Engage your students in culture conversations Watch for potential culture conflicts Julia G.
How to prepare for your UN phone interview – Human Rights Careers If you have been selected for a UN phone interview you are one of the best candidates for the job. This should give you confidence that you can manage the interview, if you prepare in a convenient way. Below are some tips and considerations that can improve your interview performance significantly. First steps after the invitation Save the job description on your computer, in case you have not done it already. Sometimes job offers are taken off the web when they expire. Human rights professionals use a lot of acronyms for international documents, courts, UN departments and other human rights entities. Inform yourself in more detail about the department you would be working for. Create a mind map One of the biggest advantages of a phone interview is that you can make notes that you can use during the interview to increase your eloquence and to make sure you do not forget any of your skills, qualifications and achievements. Setup your interview location and yourself Good luck!