Students

Share Your Experiences Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

Tell us what you’ve seen done in your classroom or what you wish teachers had done better:

• 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
• The best ways teachers have taught about world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

Watch this video for an example:

Share Your Educators’ 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
• The best ways teachers have taught about world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

Watch this video for an example:

Share Your Concerns Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

• What do you wish teachers knew before leading these conversations?
  • What would you like to tell teachers about your identity, faith, race, etc.?
  • What issues do you believe most need to be discussed in classrooms?
• What holds you back from talking about these issues?
  • What are your fears and hesitations about having these conversations?
  • Has anything ever gone wrong while trying to discuss these issues?
• What are student attitudes towards having these conversations?
  • What are parent attitudes? Administrators?