TOLERANCE: Tolerance.org: 10, 10, and 10 (including lesson plans for all age groups and subjects

10 Ways to fight hate on campus:
1. Examine your school's climate.
a. The vast majority of teachers nationally said their schools were largely free of racial or ethnic tensions.
b. Students thought differently
2. Take bias incidents seriously.
3. Provide forums for meaningful discussion for students
4. Provide forums for meaningful discussion for teachers/staff.
5. Use bias incidents as teachable moments.
6. Bridge divisions in the school.
a. Mix It Up at Lunch Day (Nov. 13, 2007) and No Name-Calling Week (Jan. 21-25, 2008)
7. Bridge divisions in the community.
8. Have a barbeque or a special event promoting the fight against hate on campus.
9. Make counseling services easily and readily available to students.
10. Include in professor evaluation asking about equality in the classroom.
11. Don't ignore obvious signs of trouble.
Information from http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=867.


10 Ways to bring tolerance into the classroom:
1. Use our history to relate with today’s issues.
a. Little Rock’s Nine just had their 50th anniversary, have a lesson
b. http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=861
2. Make it clear to your students that if there is ever a problem, you will be their helping hand.
3. Assign groups instead of letting children pick their own. You get to choose whose ethnic backgrounds get to mix.
4. Weave cultural information into your lessons (even math and science)
5. Once a month have a Friday where two or three students bring food from their culture to share during recess or advisory
6. Assign seats according to diversity as well. If free seating is available, kids tend to sit where it is comfortable, which is usually with their own race/culture, etc. Get the kids out of their comfort zone and it prepares them for the future.
7. Anti-Bullying Activities
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=638

8. Map It Out
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?ar=740


9. Mix It Up Surveys (PDF)
http://www.tolerance.org/pdf/mixitup_online_survey_06.pdf

10. School Climate Questionnaire (PDF)
http://www.tolerance.org/images/teach/activities/tt_school_climate.pdf


10 Tips for Identifying Bias Incidents
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=3
Seven Steps for Responding to Bias Incidents
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=3
LESSONS ON LANGUAGE
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/activities/activity.jsp?p=0&ar=867&pa=4