Looking for inspiration and support? Teaching Tolerance webinars offer helpful guidance and great ideas, from our highly experienced teaching and learning specialists and from other educators in the Teaching Tolerance community.
These on-demand webinars support practices that can help reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relationships and promote equitable experiences for all students. Watch them at your own pace, and share them with colleagues!
Webinars in this section are archived. More current webinar series are above.
Religious Diversity in the Classroom: "What's Law Got To Do With It?" Encore Presentation
There’s a lot of misinformation about what teachers are allowed to do when it comes to discussing religion in public school. But the truth is it’s both legal and important to teach about religion and the diversity of religious and nonreligious worldviews. "What’s Law Got To Do With It?" helps educators build a deeper understanding of the legal parameters relevant to including religion in the classroom. After viewing the webinar, click here to access additional activities and lessons referenced in the webinar.
Religious Diversity in the Classroom: "Fostering a Culture of Respect" Encore Presentation
How do you help students of all religions—or no religion—feel safe, supported and accepted? By creating a classroom culture in which religious diversity is respected. That may sound complicated, but "Fostering a Culture of Respect" offers suggestions on how to do just that. After viewing the webinar, click here to access additional activities and lessons referenced in the webinar.
Complex and Diverse Texts for the Common Core and More
In this webinar, Teaching Tolerance partnered with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) to discuss the relevant and rigorous readings found in Perspectives for a Diverse America. (There are hundreds to choose from!) See how the texts in Perspectives meet the demands of Common Core text complexity and offer diverse voices that educators can leverage to reach every student.
The December Dilemma (Registration Required)
This webinar will help you create deeper understandings of religious and secular holidays, facilitate classroom discussions surrounding inclusion and respect for religious and non-religious differences, and evaluate existing classroom resources and strategies for equity and inclusivity. After viewing the webinar, click here to access the Student Unit Pack resources discussed in the webinar.