The New York Tolerance Center is proud to announce Tools for Tolerance^® for Educators program dates for 2009-2010! 

Tools for Tolerance^® for Educators is an interactive, experiential program designed to help educators fulfill their potential both as people and professionals. It is built upon the premise that school professionals are the front line in our efforts to shape a better American future.  Through interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos, participants explore issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance, and cooperation in the workplace and in the community. The program offers a holistic approach to teaching tolerance in learning communities.  Going beyond heroes and holidays, anti-bias education is articulated in terms of learning processes that promote self-reflection, critical thinking and social action.

This day-long workshop for education professionals is designed around a variety of topics related to tolerance and its effects on learning and safety.  The day includes in-depth facilitated exploration of films and interactive exhibits, as well as workshop format classroom modules developed and taught by professional development specialists designed to enhance interpersonal skills and cultivate ‘tools’ for anti-bias education. 

All programs are weekdays from 9am-3pm.  Coffee is provided upon arrival and a lunch stipend is provided for an adjacent restaurant.  This program is grant funding for New York State public school teachers.

TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT POLICY: Please note that we can no longer provide travel reimbursement to any participants registering for programs.

Course Offerings for 2009-2010 include:
 
StopBullies StopBystanders^© (please click for course details) 
Discover proven, ready-to-use strategies and materials shared by practitioners currently achieving measurable results! Includes approaches to character education and service learning. 

Achievement Gap: Issues and Answers^©  (please click for course details)
What Achievement Gaps exist in your school?  What achievement strengths?  How can you build on those strengths to close the gap in practical sustainable ways, and what does tolerance have to do with it all?  Join this collegial experience to ask and answer these and other questions.

The New York Tolerance Center also offers Tools for Tolerance^® for Teens for students in grades 7-12.  Details here.

Please contact us with questions or to receive more information:

New York Tolerance Center
226 East 42nd Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212.697.1180
Fax: 212.697.1314
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