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Teaching about Terrorism and Tolerance

Governmental resources

• U.S. Dept. of State's Response to Terrorism site
  Links to official statements, as well as U.S., U.N., and international documents about terrorism.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  The "Disaster Connection-Kids to Kids" is a place for kids to post art, poetry or essays about their feelings concerning disasters, and to send cards and letters who have lived through disasters.

News media

• NY Times Attack on America
  Special section of the paper's online Learning Network.
• Washington Post coverage. [Free registration required.]
• CNN coverage
• Boston Globe coverage
• PBS Newshour for Kids
  See also PBS Newshour's resources for teachers.

Teaching materials

• Books on terrorism for teens
  A list from the American Library Association.
• Conversation Starters
  From The New York Times Learning Network. Updated daily.
• CNN FYI discussion starters and activities.
• Suggested Lessons
  From Educators for Social Responsibility.
• United Nations
  Background and response to the attacks.
• UN Peace Education
  Lesson plans for all grades from the UN Cyber School Bus.
• Teaching Tolerance
  From the Southern Poverty Law Center.
• National Council for the Social Studies
  Teachable Moments materials, including articles on Arab stereotypes and Islam.
• America Responds
  Lesson plans from PBS.
• PBS Newshour
  Materials for teachers.
• Facing History and Ourselves
  New lessons in response to Sept. 11.
• Muslim: Fact and Stereotype lesson plan from the Washington Post.

Relief agencies, coping strategies

• Network for Good
  The motto for this effort is "helping people make a difference." Contact information for all kinds of relief agencies and suggestions on what people can do to help.
• The National Association of School Psychologists
  Resources dealing with everything from "Teachable Moment School Safety Lesson" to parent and educator information about disaster response.
• Memorials, activities, rituals following traumatic events
  Suggestions for schools from the National Association of School Psychologists.
• Terrorism and Children
  Purdue University child development and family studies specialist Judith Myers-Walls.
• Helping children and adolescents cope with violence and disaster
  From the National Institutes of Health.
• Talking with kids about the news
• The Dr. Spock Co.
  Helping your child cope with the news of reported terrorism.

Reference

• Religioustolerance.org Terrorist Attack Resources
• University of Texas Center for Middle East Studies
• IslamiCity Education Center
• America's Crisis
  Perspective and resources from the Asia Society.