Teaching Tolerance in North Carolina Schools Compiled by American Lens

NC Department of Public Instruction Related

1. Social Studies
Social Studies Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=584928435025317&id=503187579866070

The post has a link which goes here:

http://www.tolerance.org/magazine/tt54-fall-2016/department/pd-caf

The NC DPI Social Studies Twitter account also tweeted

it:https://twitter.com/DPI_SSTeam/status/798941551980376064

2. Religion
NC DPI Wikispaces:
http://ssnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/file/view/Teaching+about+Religion+in+North+Carolina+Public+Schools.pdf

Wicht, Sarah. You Can Teach About Religion in Public Schools! Teaching Tolerance: A Project of the Southern
Poverty Law Center, 9 May 2014.
http://www.tolerance.org/blog/youcan-teach-about-religion-public-school

3. Bullying
NC DPI Website:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/schoolsafety/resources/violence/bullies/bullies.pdf

Listed as a resource: Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue,
Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-264-0286.

4. Holocaust Education
NC DPI Website:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/holocaust-council/resources/links/

Listed as a resource: Teaching Tolerance Extensive offering of worthwhile materials (free) for teachers from
the Southern Poverty Law Center.

5. Live Science Binder

Standard II - Respectful Environment:
https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1026284

6. Civics
See page 117:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/socialstudies/secondary/civicseconomicssupportdoc2007.pdf

Listed as a resource: Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center http://tolerance.org/

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7. NC Essential Standards (Common Core)

Social Studies Standards (p. 16 and 17 of 22)
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/socialstudies/scos/unpacking/sociology.pdf

12.C.4.2 Analyze how individuals and groups respond to and resolve

issues of discrimination.

Listed as a resource:
http://www.tolerance.org/activity/fighting-prejudice-and-discrimination-against-people-learnin

12.C.4.3 Analyze how social inequalities and stratifications are perpetuated by social institutions.

Listed as a resource:
http://www.tolerance.org/activity/fighting-prejudice-and-discrimination-against-people-learnin

Sociology Standards (Same standards and citations as Social Studies)

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/socialstudies/scos/unpacking/sociology.pdf

8. NC DPI News letter: K-12 SOCIAL STUDIES UPDATE: September 7, 2012

"Teaching Tolerance: Offers Guides to Help Schools Combat Bigotry In responding to requests from
educators across the country seeking help in addressing acts of bigotry on campus, the Southern Poverty
Law Centers Teaching Tolerance project released two guides designed to help create safe, welcoming
schools. The guides Responding to Hate and Bias at School and Speak Up at School will be
available to schools and educators across the country, at no charge. They can be downloaded
at: http://www.tolerance.org/hate-and-bias and http://www.tolerance.org/speak-up-at-school.
Responding to Hate and Bias at School shows educators how to respond to a hate-related incident in
their school or community, guiding them through crisis-management and post-crisis efforts. It also
provides research-based strategies for reducing bullying and creating a welcoming school climate.
Speak Up at School provides guidance for individuals throughout the school. It offers advice for
responding to slurs, racist jokes or disrespectful remarks that can be heard anywhere in school, and from
anyone. For additional information, please contact Ashley Levett (334) 956-
8459ashley.levett@splcenter.org"

9. Related to the immigrant students

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) sues NC DPI -2014:

https://www.splcenter.org/news/2014/09/03/splc-urges-department-justice-protect-immigrant-students-nc

SPLC Complaint:
https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/d6_legacy_files/downloads/resource/doj_complaint_-
_letter_to_nc_dpi_and_board_of_education.pdf
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Teaching Tolerance in Individual North Carolina Schools

1. Durham School District

http://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/Found_in_Translation.pdf

"In 2011, Durham Public Schools ELL students and their LEP parents contacted
the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) seeking legal help. They complained about limited access to
interpreters, untranslated school documents and a general climate of exclusion. The SPLC agreed to
work on behalf of more than 6,000 students and their families affected by the North Carolina school
districts policies.
Durham Public Schools eventually entered into a voluntary resolution agreement
with the United States Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights outlining
a plan of action to create a school environment that nurtured every child,
regardless of English language ability.

As a project of the SPLC, Teaching Tolerance is disseminating these best practices to districts across the
United States. They are intended to help administrators create inclusive school climates."

2. Newton-Conover City Schools

http://nccscurriculum.org/2017/03/14/teaching-tolerance-fostering-empathy-and-understanding-in-our-students/

Teaching Tolerance Fostering Empathy and Understanding in Our Students

We hear a lot today about teaching kids skills such as grit, empathy, and integrity. Unfortunately, these
skills arent overtly labeled in any curriculum we teach, but as educators, it is our job not only to teach
content but also teach skills that help our students develop into quality human beings. One site that can
help our students understand the diverse fabric of both our nation and our world as well as help students
foster empathy and understanding is www.teachingtolerance.org .

The link was posted by Heather Mullins.

Heather Mullins is the Chief Academic Officer in Newton-Conover City Schools. She is a North
Carolina Teaching Fellow who spent 12 years as a high school English Teacher. She received her
B.S.Ed. in Secondary English Education from Western Carolina University. Heather completed her
National Board Certification in Adolescent Young Adult English Language Arts in 2002. She holds an
M.Ed. in Academically and Intellectually Gifted from UNC-Charlotte. Heather has served as a
Curriculum Specialist in Hickory City Schools, an adjunct professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University, and a
Professional Development Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She
completed her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership through Western Carolina University. Heather is one of
the co-founders of #NCed Chat, North Carolinas first Twitter chat for teachers. She is passionate about
innovative practices, instructional technology, student ownership of learning, and supporting teachers.
Heather serves on the advisory board for the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan, North Carolina
School for the Deaf and Catawba Science Center. She is a recipient of the 2015 NCMLE Central Office
Administrator to Watch Award. She also received the 2016 Don Chalker Award for Excellence in
Educational Leadership. Heather is the proud mother of one son, Jackson.
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3. Northampton Schools
http://www.northampton.k12.nc.us/resources/staff_resources/instructional_resources

Teaching Tolerance.org - Classroom activities about diversity and tolerance.

4. Rosenwald Elementary
http://www.robeson.k12.nc.us/Page/54234,

tolerance.org

"Along with an excellent blog that tackles some of the more difficult aspects of education, Teaching
Tolerance offers activities and teaching kits on topics ranging from the civil rights movement to the
separation of church and state."

5. Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools

Used in relation to English as a Second Language: http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1169

Teaching Tolerance: Tackling Implicit Bias http://http://www.tolerance.org/blog/tackling-implicit-bias

A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance provides teachers with classroom
activities, lesson plans, and resources for addressing issues such as fake news, stereotypes,
confirmation bias, and diversity. The site is rich with handouts, videos, teaching guides, and
information.