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Acceptance and Tolerance
in a Civil Society
6-12 Resources and Activities
Our Goal: Help students understand how tolerance and acceptance shape
civil communities
Why It Matters: Creating empathy and background knowledge so it can lead
to a new understanding of an unfamiliar topic
Tolerance: You don’t agree, but you listen and respect
the opinion of others
Definition
Acceptance: You are willing to receive the
opinion of others
Definition
Civil Society: a community of citizens linked by
common interests and collective activity
Definition
Your Turn
Do we need this theme for our own students?
"We must remember that any oppression,
any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge
designed to attack our civilization."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
●Race●Gender●Religion●Personal Privilege
Empathy Development Areas
Reflective Visual
What can you tolerate?
Understand where your students are-
http://bit.ly/civilsurvey
1.Is this situation something that is in line with or against your values?
2.Is this something you would stand by even if others made fun of you for it?
Teach the Gut Check
3. Does the choice you make, make you feel good ?
4. If a person you respected was here, would they agree with the action you take?
Teach the Gut Check
● The Gut Check is not always right. It is the starting point to uncover background knowledgea. Pros and cons must be shown in rich
resource varietyb. Evaluation of resource quality
mattersc. Student conversation provides
opportunity to model civil discourse
Essential question drives resources
How will civil discourse be strengthened by an understanding of culture, acceptance, and tolerance?
Subthemes
a. How does unintentional bias impact your reactions?
b. Factors (what -isms) for gathering content knowledge?
c. What is the quality of your resources?
d. Does the Golden Rule matter?
Your Turn
What subthemes fit your own curriculum?
Resources to Consider
6-12 Resources and Activities
Your Turn
Go To Resources?
● Deep web search http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/research-beyond-google/
● AEA Online● Audience sites to share?
Religion and Equality Resources
●Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abdelkader
by John Kizer●The Compassionate Warrior
by Elsa Marston
Claim, Source Text, and Response
Emir Abd El-Kader :
A Muslim Hero for Our Time
● Getting to Know American Muslims and Their F
aith
● A History of Muslims in America
● Muslim Contributions to Civilization
● Muslim Women Beyond the Stereotypes
● Multifaith Curriculum: Shared Values Among Fa
iths
● Multifaith Curriculum: Living the Faith
Pluralism Project
Three new Iowa-based case studies:
●Mother Mosque
●Midwest Imam
●Hate Crimes
Rumors in Damascus
● Rumors in Damascus (A)
● Rumors in Damascus (B)
● Rumors in Damascus
Teaching Guide and Abd el-Kader’s Endu
ring Legacy
● C3 Lessons Database
Organized by Grade Band Lessons
● Unit Builder Template
● Tailored to themes and complex ideas, with
source media
● Project of the education arm of the SPLC
Gender and Political Response
International Day
of the Girl
October 11th
HerStory Campaign
http://herstorycampaign.org/
- Amplifying Girls’ & Women’s Voices
- Cultivating Safe & Supportive Communities
- Activating Allies
- Influencing Global Conversation
I am Malala day
Race and Privilege
● Literacy-based, anti-bias lesson
themes (C3)
http://perspectives.tolerance.org
C3teachers.org Uses the Arc of Inquiry
*Essential Question drives learning
*Activating prior knowledge
*Menu/playlist of sources
*Activity/Creation of meaning
*Reflective expression of idea
● Young people who make a difference
● Facilitated by Unicef
● Student perspectives and submissions
● http://www.voicesofyouth.org
Project Ideas
6-12 Resources and Activities
Age-appropriate matters here.So does time.
My Hero Project
Break Your Own News
Culture Clips
Student Action Projects/Assembly
National History Day provides organizational frameworks.
Reflection is the glue for long-term learning
What will you tolerate?
What will you accept?
Karla Duff@teacher6th
Marcia Powell@marciarpowell
Keep the discussion going...
Karla Duff and Marcia Powell are teachers at Oelwein Community School District. Karla serves as the team leader for the 6-12 social studies team; Marcia works with K-12 gifted education.
