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Dedicated to best practices & the inclusion of human rights, social responsibility, & global citizenship in the curriculum. Retweets/follows ≠ endorsement.

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With concrete current and historical examples, “Investigate” challenges youth to both understand the importance of media literacy and gives them the chance to practice determining the reliability of a media source.

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How can educators empower youth to distinguish true information from potentially harmful mis- and dis-information? This is the focus of the 8th lesson, “Investigate”, from Defending Democracy, our newly released curriculum!

Download at https://t.co/90qA6jSG4j

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Our new resource, Defending Democracy, is now available! Inspired by Timothy Snyder's "On Tyranny," these 15 lessons encourage civic engagement & global citizenship + emphasize critical thinking, media literacy & community-building. Download: https://t.co/90qA6jSG4j

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Check out the February 2024 edition of Human Rights in the News, our monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the human rights defenders in Russia and Venezuela’s expulsion of the UN human rights office. https://t.co/S5y8AtOqtd

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Check out the January 2024 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the women human rights defenders in Myanmar and anti-LGBTQIA+ bills in Texas.
https://t.co/xT1pR36nsU

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The town of Albany, CA is currently abuzz about a recent @nytimes article, detailing how boys at the school created an Instagram account where they shared racist & harmful posts, many targeting their Black female peers. How did one student respond? https://t.co/dZwoMnDsMG

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Check out the March 2023 edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include double standards in the defense of human rights and bans on transgender athletes.
https://t.co/iyJ8o16OFS

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Check out the January 2023 edition of Human Rights in the News, our monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include reparations for intersex individuals and a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. https://t.co/gvi2kNKKWf

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New lesson on citizenship & exclusion in Revolutionary France! In this lesson, Ss explore the plight of social groups whose rights were limited or denied + consider who has rights in their own communities & whether exclusion continues. https://t.co/K8a5F9JDLy

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Check out Human Rights in the News! This month's topics include labor rights at the World Cup and the UN’s new High Commissioner for Human Rights. https://t.co/LZSZWhgjpF

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Check out Human Rights in the News, our monthly round-up of human rights stories from around the globe. Topics featured this month: poverty discrimination and everyday heroes. https://t.co/VwTM253cxn

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Our new lesson provides resources to educate abt freedom of expression as a human right, misinformation, the role of the media, & propaganda. It provides opportunities for students to learn about misinformation & critically analyze the media they consume. https://t.co/D9ac8tM8Ed

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Today marks the 81st anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre.
Across 2 days in 1941, 33,771 Jewish men, women & children were murdered
Almost 1/3 of Holocaust's 6 million victims perished in mass shootings.
Help remember #Holocaustbybullets & RT links & resources shared today. RT

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Check out the Sept. 2022 edition of Human Rights in the News, our monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the Colombian President Petro’s speech at the @UN and the Russian war against #Ukraine.

https://t.co/uaAgrZegN9

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Thanks @sharemylesson for sharing "Free & Equal: Human Rights Around the World"!

Available at ShareMyLesson and https://t.co/Gr34ZxCvcu

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💔 #MahsaAmini #WomensRights. Use this lesson plan "Free & Equal: Human Rights Around the World" as a useful step in your #ss’ life to demand & protect #humanrights for all: https://t.co/M1Qkgif6Ov

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Check out the latest edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include the latest UN-approved human right, gender equality, & the dangers of social media. https://t.co/eVdn1LJtqz

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Check out the latest edition of Human Rights in the News, Woven Teaching’s monthly collection of important human rights stories from around the world. Topics include book bans, abortion rights, and labor organizing. https://t.co/zEJ9d9AODE

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The UN sexual and reproductive health agency and the World Health Organization have said as government restrictions on abortion increase, it is inevitable that more people will die.

Bodily autonomy is a human right.

#RoeVWade

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What can we do to contextualize the horrific tragedy in Buffalo, New York for our students? How do we reassure them and have candid and honest discussions about racism? About white nationalism? https://t.co/Bs1EXfMbRS

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This Teacher Appreciation Week, we’d like to thank teachers everywhere for their commitment to human rights and human development. Without your crucial work, the world would be a lot less kind, and a lot less bright. We ❤️ teachers!

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Teachers are mentors, heroes, role models, sounding boards, and supporters. They are also critical to securing human rights for all people around the world.

Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that: “Everyone has the right to education...

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Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms."