Most Recent YES! For Teachers Articles

Words That Inspire: Because
Instead of a letter, Terry Tempest Williams wrote a poem to nominate Lily Yeh as a YES! Breakthrough 15 Hero. The poem shared the many reasons why Lily Yeh is worthy of

Visual Learning: To Dye For
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about where their clothes come from and how colorful fabric is made.

When You Tell Them My Story, Please Mention That I Like Flaming Hot Cheetos
Rich, stuck-up hippies. Racist gun-loving trailer trash. Two teachers try to bridge the divide between their rural and urban middle schoolers by having them write each other’s narratives in poetry form.

YES! Recommends: Americans Who Tell The Truth
Americans Who Tell the Truth spotlights 170 portraits of truth tellers—people who fought for all people’s rights with courage and determination—to teach students of all ages not only about their heritage, but

Journey Into Dyslexia
You’ve probably taught a student with dyslexia—and were perplexed on how to help. This film shows successful adults who see their dyslexia as a unique gift.

Words That Inspire: We are the 1%
Some members of the 1% have shared messages of solidarity with the 99%. What goes into a sign that makes a lasting impression? Explore an activity to help your students understand—and create

Visual Learning: We Are the 99%
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about how much information they want to know about where their food comes from.

Visual Learning: Boom!
This Visual Learning lesson will get your students thinking about the devastation that oil spills can have on human and marine life.

Teaching Respect & Empathy, Teaching Social Justice
ThinkB4YouSpeak
GLSEN’s campaign ThinkB4YouSpeak helps straight teens understand why “that’s so gay” and other common slurs may be unintentional but hurtful to their Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) classmates.