On episode #55 of the podcast Kyle is joined for a conversation on social justice and self reflection by the Senior Editor of Teaching Tolerance Magazine Monita Bell! Teaching Tolerance is a magazine that was created in 1991 with aim to nurture future generations to be more empathic and accepting of others. During our conversation we talked to Monita about her time as a professor in the English department of both Alabama State and Auburn and how the value of writing as a skill is that it allows you to appropriately navigate discourse. During our discussion of what resources and training are provided by Teaching Tolerance we were struck by how important it is for us as teachers to use self reflection as a tool when creating lessons centered around social justice. Monita used the term "our visible and invisible identity" to describe why we need to be reflective to understand our on biases. If we are not honest with ourselves it will be a challenge for us to create spaces for students to speak and learn about others. If your are looking for resources on social justice please visit tolerance.org and look through their library of texts as well as their curriculum on social justice. Lessons are broken down by grade level focus on IDENTITY, DIVERSITY, JUSTICE, and ACTION. You can also find Teaching Tolerance on Facebook and Instagram if you'd like to learn more or connect with them. Once again thank you for listening to the podcast and if you're finding value in our show please leave a review on iTunes... it would mean the world to us!
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