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Teaching Hard History

In the Elementary Classroom – w/ Kate Shuster, Marian Dingle, Bria Wright, Marvin Reed and Alice Mitchell

Oct 4, 2019 · 1 hr 27 min · Season 2 · Episode 4 · 63.5 MB
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For elementary teachers approaching the topic of slavery, it can be tempting to focus only on heroes and avoid explaining oppression. But teachers' omissions speak as loudly as what they choose to include. And what children learn in the early grades has broad consequences for the rest of their education. Dr. Kate Shuster guides us through the new Teaching Hard History K–5 framework from Teaching Tolerance. We also learn how four elementary teachers are beginning to use it in their classrooms.

And you can find a complete transcript on our website, along with resources to help you teach the hard history explored in this episode. Resources like these...

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Kate Shuster

Bria Wright Fifth grade, Raleigh, North Carolina, Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board

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Marvin Reed Third grade, Berkeley, California, Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board

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Alice Mitchell Fifth grade, Boston, Massachusetts, Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board

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Marian Dingle Fourth grade, Atlanta, Georgia, Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board

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And you'll find a full episode transcript on our site.