Educators

Share Your Best Practices Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

We want you to share and inspire other educators with successful strategies that have worked for you in the classroom to address any of the following issues:

  • Countering bullying
  • Creating inclusive classrooms
    • Leading conversations on religion, culture, race and diversity
    • Encouraging students to discuss and practice their own faith traditions
    • Cultivating understanding between students of different faiths
    • Making students feel safe sharing about their differences in your classroom
    • Talking about challenges facing our world and conflicts such as Charlottesville and Barcelona
  • Educating your students on world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

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Share Your Best Resources Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

What resources have you found or created to best promote more inclusive classrooms? These resources can pertain to any grade level and address any of the following issues:

  • Countering bullying
  • Creating inclusive classrooms
    • Leading conversations on religion, culture, race and diversity
    • Encouraging students to discuss and practice their own faith traditions
    • Cultivating understanding between students of different faiths
    • Making students feel safe sharing about their differences in your classroom
    • Talking about challenges facing our world and conflicts such as Charlottesville and Barcelona
  • Educating your students on world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

Watch this video for an example:

Share Your Concerns Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

  • What holds you back from discussing these issues in the classroom?
    • What are your fears and hesitations about having these conversations?
    • Has anything ever gone wrong while trying to discuss these issues?
    • What tools and resources would be helpful to enable you to have these conversations?
  • What are student attitudes towards having these conversations? What are parent attitudes? Administrators?
  • What issues do you believe most need to be discussed in classrooms?

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